Police open homicide investigation after man found dead in Flora Avenue home

Kansas City police were investigating the city’s second homicide of the night Tuesday after a man was found dead in a home in the 3600 block of Flora Avenue.

Officers found the man, who they thought was in his 30s, about 7:30 p.m.

Earlier Tuesday, a man died after he was shot about 6:30 p.m. near 39th Street and Bruce R. Watkins Drive.

The victim — believed to be in his 30s — was found in a car parked on the side of the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not say whether the shootings were connected.

This story was originally published February 28, 2017 at 9:34 PM with the headline "Police open homicide investigation after man found dead in Flora Avenue home."