Woman found shot to death in Independence residence Friday, police say
The Independence Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in a residential area just east of Missouri 291 Highway Friday.
Officers responded just before 3 a.m. to the 16800 block of East 5th Street North on a shots fired call. They found a woman inside a residence suffering from a gunshot wound.
Paramedics responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
Police have not yet publicly identified the victim.
Officer Bryan Conley, a police spokesman, said in an email that the department is investigating the shooting as a homicide. As of Friday morning, there was no suspect information available, Conley said.
Detectives were canvassing the area for witnesses and working to determine what led to the shooting.
The killing is the first homicide of the year in Independence, according to data maintained by The Star. At this time last year, Independence had not recorded any homicides.
In 2024, there were 11 homicides in Independence, data from The Star shows.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
