Police ask for help to locate person of interest connected to Prospect homicide

Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are hoping someone can help identify a subject of interest connected to a homicide on Friday, July 19.

Around 4:30 a.m. Friday, police responded to a shooting in the 5400 block of Prospect Avenue. When officers arrived, they located a gunshot victim.

The man, identified as Ernest J. Scott, was pronounced deceased on the scene.

On Monday, police released a photo from surveillance video at an area convenience store that shows a person of interest potentially connected to Scott’s death.

Anyone with information should contact the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com . Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker , which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy .