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Police identify person shot to death Thursday afternoon in south Kansas City, Missouri

Another injured in shooting
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UPDATE, July 15 | Police identified the victim as Keilan Dobbs, 29.

ORIGINAL STORY | One person died and another was injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in south Kansas City, Missouri.

Police found two people, a man and a woman, in the street suffering from gunshot wounds at about 4:10 p.m. in the 11800 block of Winchester Avenue.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to an area hospital.

An argument between several people led to a fight, and then gunfire, police said.

Police are looking for one suspect and believe this is an isolated incident.

This was the 87th homicide of the year in Kansas City, Missouri, compared to 79 at this time a year ago.

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.