Crime

One man in custody after deadly Wednesday night shooting in Independence: Police

Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross.
Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. Getty Images/iStockphoto

One man died in a shooting Wednesday night in Independence, police said in a news release.

Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 8700 block of US Highway 24 on reports of a person who had been shot. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

In a release Thursday afternoon, police said they have a suspect in custody, and that no other information was available.

Kendrick Calfee
The Kansas City Star
Kendrick Calfee covers breaking news for The Kansas City Star. He studied journalism and broadcasting at Northwest Missouri State University. Before joining The Star, he covered education, local government and sports at the Salina Journal.
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