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Investigators ask for help finding people of interest in North Kansas City homicide

The Metropolitan Area Major Case Squad is asking for help identifying people of interest in a North Kansas City homicide.

In a news release Saturday, the North Kansas City Police Department provided surveillance footage of individuals seen in the area of the American Inn at 1211 Armour Road where a man was shot and killed Wednesday.

The man, who was identified Thursday as 28-year-old Jacob Roberson was shot multiple times and found dead by police around 4:45 Wednesday afternoon.

Another person suffered minor injuries when they were grazed by a bullet that went through a wall, police said Thursday.

The photos show four individuals in the parking lot and entrance of the American Inn around the time of the shooting.

According to the release no one has been arrested in relation to the killing. Anyone with information is asked to call the North Kansas City Police Department at 816-412-7849 or the Tips Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Katie Bernard
The Kansas City Star
Katie Bernard covered Kansas politics and government for the Kansas City Star from 20219-2024. Katie was part of the team that won the Headliner award for political coverage in 2023.
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