Police launch homicide investigation after man found dead on Kansas City sidewalk
The death of a man found on a Kansas City sidewalk early Tuesday is being investigated as the city’s latest homicide, police said.
Police responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 5600 block of Park Avenue on a medical call, police said.
Arriving officers found the man’s body on the sidewalk. The circumstances leading up to his death were unknown, police said.
Police later identified the victim as 46-year-old David Como.
Detectives were looking for witnesses or anyone who knows what happened.
Como’s death is the city’s 128th homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. There were a total of 145 homicides in Kansas City in 2018.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest.
This story was originally published November 12, 2019 at 7:45 AM.
