Authorities say a 20-year-old Missouri woman was shot and killed in a Kansas City parking lot on Friday night.
Officers say they received a call about a shooting on Westport Road at the World Market just before 2:45 a.m. Friday. Police found a woman with gunshot wounds when they arrived. She died at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Alawna Collier.
Detectives haven’t released any information on a suspect yet.
The Westport Entertainment District issued this statement on the shooting:
We are saddened by the gun violence in our metro and the occurrence last night around 3 AM that resulted in a life lost on the edge of the district’s perimeter. We send our condolences to the victim’s family.
Despite reports, Westport’s Enhanced Security Screening was NOT in effect because it was a Thursday and not a warm weather month.
This incident is under investigation and appears to have happened between the victim and a suspect outside the area where the district would have screened. We, like all communities, search for preventative measures. Westport has extensive security, cameras, and safety measures in place. These sorts of crimes warrant a societal response determining what more a district, city, state, or nation can do.
Anyone who has information that could help police in this investigation is asked to call the Crimestoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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