Grandview police search for suspect in fatal shooting

Police lights flash in the background of a crime scene cordoned off with police tape.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Grandview police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead in the backyard of a home on Wednesday, July 24.

According to GPD, officers were dispatched to an area near the intersection of E 119th Street and Delmar Drive in Grandview, Missouri, around 9:40 p.m.

Upon arrival, GPD officers found a man, 19-year-old Derrick Judie Jr., unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds in the backyard of a home.

According to police, he was taken to a hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

According to GPD, there are currently no suspects and the Metro Squad has been called in to assist with the investigation.

Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the TIPS hotline at (816) 474-8477.