Boy ‘under the age of 15’ fighting for life after shooting in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A boy “under the age of 15” is fighting for his life after being shot Kansas City Tuesday night.

According to Kansas City police, officers were sent to East 42nd Street near Pittman Road around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday on reports of a shooting.

Police said that the boy was inside of an apartment when he was shot at from outside.

When officers arrived, they found a boy suffering from gunshot wounds. EMS responded to the scene and took the boy to the hospital.

Police said he is in critical/life-threatening condition, however, he is alert and talking as of Wednesday morning.

“It doesn’t get lost on us the impact of juveniles involved in violent crime in our city whether they are victims or if they’re the ones perpetuating the violent crime it is a serious issue,” Sg. Phil DiMartino with KCPD said.

Several residents at the apartment complex were shaken up over the incident, calling for change in the community.

“To be honest completely scary and that is not healthy for our children and most especially our community as a whole,” Dennis Wleh who lives at Stonegate Meadows said.

“Apartment complex administration needs to do more as to who they rent this property out to in order to keep the environment safe.”

“Tired of being out here like this, it’s the wild, wild west out here,” said Roosevelt Price, another resident at Stonegate said.

“I was in my basement last night doing a little schoolwork heard the gunshots, but when you hear that here it is not a surprise.”

This complex is no stranger to problems and one of those problems is violent crime. Police now will have extra patrols here in the coming days and they say this complex is a legitimate concern.

“Any part of this city that generates violent crime to that nature to that extent absolutely is a concern,” DiMartino said.

Police still do not have a suspect so if you know anything you’re asked to call KCPD directly or the tips hotline – at 816-474-TIPS.

This is a developing story. FOX4 will update this story as more details become available.

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