KC police release ID of basketball player gunned down Tuesday

The Kansas City Star

Kansas City police today identified a man fatally shot while playing basketball Tuesday as Artreze Dorsey, 19.

Officers were called to the shooting about 3:45 p.m. in the 8000 block of Garfield Avenue, where they found Dorsey lying on the ground under a basketball goal. Witnesses told police they saw a black car driving down the street and an occupant firing shots at Dorsey.

Dorsey died at a hospital.

Police released no further details.

| Christine Vendel, cvendel@kcstar.com

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Artreze C. Dorsey

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