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Police identify 17-year-old shot, killed outside south Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police have identified the second victim, a 17-year-old male, who was killed in a double homicide after a shooting Sunday morning in the 6800 block of Longview Road.

Officers were called just after 7 a.m. to a grocery store in the area.

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Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating a double homicide in the 6800 block of Longview Road.

Upon arrival, police found a man with gunshot wounds at the front of the store. First responders attempted to render aid, but the man died at the scene.

He was later identified as Gande Salamed, 49.

A second male victim was located on the north side of the grocery store parking lot. He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Around 9 a.m., the second victim succumbed to his injuries, police said.

The second victim was identified as Delvyon Carmichael, 17.

Investigators believe an interaction outside the store between multiple individuals unfolded before shots were fired.

No one is in custody at this time.

The grocery store, El Mercado Fresco, posted on Facebook that its 6859 Longview location would be closed Sunday due to the "unexpected loss of a member of our Mercado Fresco family."

"We appreciate your patience and compassion as we navigate this difficult time. The store will reopen tomorrow," the store said in its post.

Police said detectives are working to canvass the scene for physical evidence, witnesses and surveillance footage.

Anyone with information is urged to contact KCPD detectives at 816-234-5043. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 816-474-8477.

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.

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