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One dead after shooting on SB 71 Highway and 75th Street

Posted at 3:55 PM, Dec 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-01 20:17:48-05

Kansas City police are investigating after a man was found dead in a vehicle on SB 71 Highway.

Police said shortly after 3 p.m., officers were called to the area of 85th and SB 71 Highway on what appeared to be an accident. 

Witnesses told police they saw a black Cadillac driving southbound when it hit the right shoulder concrete barrier and went to the left side of the highway and hit the wires. 

Officers saw the victim was unresponsive, and Kansas City Fire Department personnel declared the man dead at the scene. 

Police said it appears the man was shot, but they don't know where the shooting occurred. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

The southbound lanes of the highway are back open. 

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