Driver who crashed into tree had been fatally shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Police say a driver who crashed into a tree in Kansas City, Missouri, was later found to have been shot.

Officers were dispatched at 9:15 p.m. Friday to an injury accident.

Police say in a news release that the man was unresponsive when police and emergency medical responders arrived at the scene of the crash.

Medical responders began treating him and transported him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. It was discovered during his treatment that he had been shot.

Detectives were notified a time later that he had died.