KCPD: Man killed while trying to prevent break-in

Crime scene tape surrounds the site of a homicide in Kansas City.
Photo credit KMBC Channel 9 News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man was shot to death while interrupting someone who was breaking into his vehicle, Kansas City police said.

Officers were sent to a medical call near Linwood Boulevard and Charlotte Street around 7 a.m. Wednesday. They found the man dead in the street.

It was not clear whether someone was trying to steal something inside or the vehicle itself, police said.

Officers did not have a description of the shooter. 

Police ask anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.