1 person critically injured in shooting near 40th Street, Benton Boulevard Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Chris Morrison/KSHB and last updated 2021-05-12 23:52:35-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â One person was critically injured in a shooting Wednesday near East 40th Street and South Benton Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers were in the area about 5:50 p.m. when they heard gunshots, police said. The officers saw the shooting victim fall. A vehicle sped north on Benton Boulevard from the shooting scene, police said. The victim was transferred to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.