Teen killed, another person injured in shooting near Blue Springs church

Update: Police said in an update Sunday that the victim was a 15-year-old teenage boy.

A teenager was killed in a shooting Saturday night in Blue Springs, police said. One other person was also wounded.

Officers responded around 6:40 p.m. to the 600 block of Northeast Jefferson Street where they found a 15-year-old boy dead, Jennifer Brady, a spokeswoman for the Blue Springs Police Department, said in a statement. Another man, who was injured, was taken to a hospital, Brady said.

The shooting, police said, is not related to the nearby Church of the Resurrection. Brady said police don’t believe there is an ongoing threat to the community.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 816-228-0151 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

The Star’s Anna Spoerre contributed.