Updated, 6:10 p.m. Wednesday:
The Jackson County prosecutor has charged a 24-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man with a deadly shooting Wednesday morning near City Hall.
Rickey C. Battee faces second degree murder charges in the death of Jai T. Scott, who was shot near a metro bus stop on Oak Street.
Battee is being held on a $250,000 bond.
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A man shot near Kansas City, Mo., City Hall Wednesday morning has died.
The shooting occurred in a municipal parking lot at 11th and Oak streets around 7:30 a.m. Police took a suspect into custody after a brief foot chase. They are still searching for the gun.
In a tweet, Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forté described the victim as a middle-aged man who worked in the area.
.@kcpolice B/M, middle aged victim worked in area. Family members are at the scene. Suspect transported to police hq. Searching for gun
— Darryl Forte' (@sheriffforte) November 12, 2014
The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.
