Crime

Independence police find 2 men dead from gunshot wounds Sunday inside Missouri home

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Two men were found dead from gunshot wounds Sunday inside an Independence home, police said.

Police responded to a shooting at about 8:30 p.m. in the 21100 block of East 50th Terrace Drive South, north of Blue Springs Lake, according to a news release from the Independence Police Department.

Someone had called 911 saying they’d heard gunshots and someone yelling for help, police said.

Two men with gunshot wounds were soon found inside a home in the residential area, police said. Both were declared dead at the scene.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Police said no suspect information was immediately available.

Anyone with information on the shooting can submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 816-474-8477. There is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

No other information was immediately available.

This story was originally published October 29, 2023 at 10:24 PM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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