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Homicide investigation underway in east Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday night.
Police with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department said a shooting that happened at 7:30 p.m. Monday is being investigated as a homicide.
It happened in the area of 56th Street and Westridge Road.
When officers arrived at the scene on a reported shooting call they were directed to a residence near the intersection and found a male victim in the yard with gunshot wounds.
Witnesses at the scene were rendering aid to the victim before officers and EMS took over life-saving measures, police said. The victim was eventually transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and died several hours later.
Police said no one is in custody and detectives are working to determine what led up to the incident.
This is a developing story. KCTV will update it as more information becomes available.
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