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Update: 17-year-old boy shot to death in suburban KCK, suspect in custody

JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities  suburban Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead

Bibee -photo Johnson Co.
Police at the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KCTV

Just before 5 p.m. Friday, police found the teen unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a media release.. The officers performed CPR, but the teen identified as Rowan Padgett was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.

On Sunday, police reported they had located a person of interest 18-year-old Matthew Bibee, Jr. He is being held on requested charges of first-degree murder, according to online jail reports.

 

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