KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man was found dead in Kansas City, Kansas, Friday morning, marking the city's first homicide of 2021.
Police responded around 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 1 for a person lying in the snow, according to KCKPD.
A spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, said the man, who has been identified as 53-year-old Mustaffa J. Muhammad, was found dead near North 44th Street & Parallel Parkway.
A neighbor saw the body in a snow bank and called police. According to the department, the man suffered a gun shot injury.
On Friday, Kansas City, Missouri also recorded its first homicide of 2021, after a woman died after being stabbed.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the 41 Action News Mug Shot Policy.
