Independence police investigate homicide after Kansas City woman fatally shot
Independence police are investigating a homicide after a woman who was shot was dropped off at a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The shooting is believed to have taken place at a residence in Independence, the police department said.
Officers responded to Centerpoint Medical Center at about 12:30 a.m. Monday after a woman with a gunshot wound to the head was dropped off near the ambulance entrance.
She was pronounced dead a short time later.
The woman was identified as Ales L. Carr, 30, of Kansas City.
Anyone with information may call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star