Jackson County sheriff investigates early morning homicide at gas station
A man was fatally injured early Sunday at a gas station, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement was called to a crime scene just before 2 a.m. Sunday to a gas station at 8301 E. Truman Road, Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté tweeted.
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A 36-year-old man died at the hospital, Forté said, later identifying the victim as Jason Juszczyk, of Independence.
Forté said the man was a homicide victim, and that the gas station owner said he was a regular customer.
The sheriff’s office tweeted a series of photos of persons of interest in the case. They are asking anyone with information about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
Kansas City police said the sheriff’s office is investigating the crime, which police said happened in unincorporated Jackson County.
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This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 9:02 AM.
