Crime

Kansas City police release the name of 121st homicide victim of 2016

Kansas City police have identified a man shot to death Tuesday as 22-year-old Quante Yancey.

Police investigating the sound of shots being fired found Yancey’s body at the scene in the 3600 block of Wabash Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. His death was the city’s 121st homicide of the year, making 2016 one of the city’s worst killing years in a decade.

Detectives ask anyone with information about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (474-8477).

This story was originally published December 16, 2016 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Kansas City police release the name of 121st homicide victim of 2016."

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