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Leawood police investigate death of person found unconscious at shopping center

Police are investigating the death of a person who was found unconscious Saturday at a Leawood shopping center.

First responders were called at 4:35 a.m. to a medical emergency in the 12200 block of State line Road, according to the Leawood Police Department.

They found a male who was unconscious and started CPR, but the person died.

“As with any death outside of a doctor’s care, an investigation was begun to determine the cause of death,” Leawood police Capt. Brad Robbins said in a statement Sunday.

The cause of death was unknown, but there was no obvious safety risk to residents in the area, Robbins said.

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Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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