03/01/2025
5:45 PM Update to Previous Release
Please, note shortly before midnight Thursday, 911 Dispatch received a call reporting a shooting outside a bar in the 2700 block of N. 13th Street. The previous release stated it had occurred inside. The updated release is below.
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The suspect in two Platte County, Missouri homicides that occurred late Thursday night, as well as an Amber Alert, is believed to have also committed a number of felonies overnight in Kansas City, Kansas.
Below is an initial summary of those incidents. Please note, no injuries to the public or officers were reported as a result of these incidents:
• Just before midnight on Thursday, Feb. 27, KCKPD Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a shooting outside a bar in the 2700 block of N. 13th Street.
• When officers arrived, they confirmed an aggravated assault had occurred.
• Witness reported the suspect, who matched the description of George C. Manning, the suspect in two Platte County, Missouri homicides earlier Thursday evening, had fled the scene on foot.
• Minutes later, just a few blocks away, a carjacking was reported near N. 11th and Rowland Ave. Again, that suspect matched the description of Platte County suspect, George C. Manning. Officers canvassing the area found that vehicle wrecked a short time later.
• Then at approximately 5:57 AM, a caller to 911 reported that an adult male had just stolen his unoccupied, light blue Hyundai Accent, outside a convenience store at 1313 Quindaro Blvd. Once again, that suspect matched the description of George C. Manning.
• That vehicle then left our City at 6:07 AM.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that at approximately 7:30 AM, Manning was killed in Riverside, Mo., in a police-involved shooting.
If you have information regarding these or other crimes, please call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
