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Police identify victim shot and killed near in south Kansas City in mid-October

Kansas City police are investigating the death of a man found early Saturday morning on the side of the road near the 7000 block of East 112th Street.
Kansas City police are investigating the death of a man found early Saturday morning on the side of the road near the 7000 block of East 112th Street.

The victim of a fatal shooting on Oct. 15 off 113th Street has been identified, according to police.

Donna Drake, a spokesperson with the Kansas City Police Department, said 64-year-old Tony Caldwell was shot and killed near the 7000 block of East 113th Street.

In an email to media, Drake said officers were dispatched to the area on a report of gunshots heard near the 7100 block of East 112th Street just before 7:30 a.m. that day. Upon their arrival, a citizen flagged them down and helped them locate the victim.

Emergency crews responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead.

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Jenna Thompson
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Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.
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