Crime

KC police investigate after man found with gunshot wounds on Garfield Avenue

A man died Tuesday night after he was found with gunshot wounds outside a home, Kansas City police said in a news release.

Police were called to the 4400 block of Garfield Avenue around 6 p.m. to investigate the sound of shots fired in the area.

At the scene, officers found a man who had been shot, police said.

He was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

No suspect information was available Tuesday night.

The victim’s identity has not yet been released.

Police were investigating the death as a homicide.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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