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1 man dead, another injured in overnight shooting in Kansas City, Kansas

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man is dead and another suffered life-threatening injuries in an overnight shooting in Kansas City, Kansas.

KCKPD officers responded to reports of shots fired just after midnight in the 2000 block of North 18th Street.

Officers found an adult male lying in a parking lot who had been struck by gunfire.

He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

KCKPD identified the man as 32-year-old Darrius Fant of Kansas City, Kansas.

A second man who had been shot was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

KCKPD provided an update on Monday, Nov. 20, that the injured victim remains in the hospital in critical condition.

The KCKPD Major Case Unit is investigating the double shooting.

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

If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.