A 42-year-old man was found dead inside a south Kansas City apartment early Tuesday morning, police said.

Officers responded about 4:45 a.m. to the apartment in the 14500 block of U.S. 71 highway after someone called police and said there was a dead body inside one of the units at Cloverleaf Apartments, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Police identified the victim as Barron Shelton. Officers found Shelton dead inside one of the units. His death could have occurred before Tuesday.

The caller, police said, was not at the apartment complex.

Investigators were collecting evidence and information from the scene.

This was the 33rd homicide recorded in Kansas City this year, according to data kept by The Star.

Anyone with information, particularly residents who heard or saw anything unusual over the last few days, can call the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

This story was originally published March 10, 2020 at 11:26 AM.

Cortlynn Stark

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Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.