Crime

Kansas City, Kansas, police investigate suspicious death, person of interest detained

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, investigated a suspicious death early Saturday and took one person into custody.

Officers responded shortly before 4 a.m. to a residence in the 2700 block of North 21st Place.

They discovered a deceased man inside the residence, said Officer T. J. Tomasic, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

A person of interest was taken into custody.

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

This story was originally published September 18, 2021 at 8:24 AM.

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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