Crime

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, investigate homicide after man found dead from gunshot

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead from a gunshot wound.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department responded to a death investigation shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 2500 block of North 18th Street.

Officers found a man in his late 50s deceased, the police department said in a news release.

No suspects have been taken into custody.

The man’s death is the 55th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, this year. There were 37 homicides in Kansas City, Kansas, last year, according to data maintained by The Star.

Anyone with information may call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
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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