KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people were shot Thursday night in Independence, including one person who later died at a local hospital.
Now, Independence police have launched a homicide investigation.
"One of the subjects who was shot has died," police said on Facebook. "This is now being investigated as a homicide. The second subject is stable and his or her injuries are not believed to be life threatening."
The shooting happened around 6:25 p.m. at a residence in the 18800 block of East Wigwam Place, according Independence Police Department social media accounts.
Shooting Investigation: 18800 block of E. Wigwam Place pic.twitter.com/fkZNNmaaVm
— Independence Police (@ipdinfo) July 24, 2020
There was no word on what led to the shooting.
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