Man shot dead in KC's Westport

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed an acquaintance in Kansas City's Westport entertainment neighborhood.

Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp said the victim was gunned down in a parking lot outside Chili's restaurant at about 1 a.m. Friday. The suspect sped away in a blue Chevy truck with tinted windows.

The victim is identified as 22-year-old Nicholas Emory of Kansas City.

Snapp said investigators believe the victim and the gunman knew each other, and had been arguing just before the shooting.

Police ask that anyone with information about the shooting to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.