Crime

Kansas City police release photo of person of interest in Monday’s homicide

Kansas City police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in Monday’s homicide.

Officers responded to a report of gunfire shortly before 6 a.m. and found a man’s body on the sidewalk near 35th and Montgall Avenue. The man had an apparent gunshot, said Capt. Tim Hernandez, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

Police released a photo of a person of interest Monday evening.

Anyone with information about the person’s identity or the homicide is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-234-5043.

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Katie Moore
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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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