The gunshot detection system alerted KCPD to the murder of a woman

KANSAS CITY – Law enforcement is investigating another murder in Kansas City.

Shortly after 8 p.m. According to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez, police were dispatched to the intersection of E. 34th Street and Garfield Avenue on Thursday for a report of a shotgun blast and a gunshot detection system was activated.

While officers were en route to the initial call, another call came in regarding a reported shooting in the same area. Officers located emergency responders assisting a woman, later identified as 44-year-old Ebony Davis, exit a vehicle who appeared to be suffering from gunshot trauma. She was immediately transported to an area where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead, according to Gonzalez.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the shots came from outside the vehicle and struck the woman who was inside the vehicle.

Police do not know of any identified individuals and no one is in custody. Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel were on scene to begin collecting evidence and obtaining witness statements.