Homicide investigation underway after man found dead in Excelsior Springs home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Excelsior Springs are investigating the Tuesday death of a man in his 60s as a homicide.

Chief Gregory Dull said officers responded around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call about a dead body inside a home in the 400 block of N. Kimball Avenue.

When officers arrived, they located a man in his 60s deceased. While the cause of the man’s death wasn’t provided, Dull said it did not appear to be from natural causes.

Dull said a suspect was located at the scene and taken into custody.

Anyone with information can call Excelsior Springs police at 816-630-2000.

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