Crime

Kansas City police identify man found dead behind house

Police on Wednesday identified a man found shot to death in the back yard of a house at 67th Street and Walrond Avenue as Lonell Boyles, 20, of Kansas City.

A resident of the neighborhood notified police about the body about 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Two other homicides occurred at or near the same house earlier this year. A drive-by shooting in May killed 3-year-old Amorian S.L. Hale. His family moved from the house a short time afterward.

A fatal shooting occurred in the 6800 block of Walrond Avenue in March.

Neither shooting is connected to the slaying discovered Tuesday.

Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar

This story was originally published December 9, 2015 at 10:46 AM with the headline "Kansas City police identify man found dead behind house."

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