KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man died after being shot Wednesday afternoon in a house in the 3000 block of Bellefontaine Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Officers were sent to the house about 12:20 p.m.
A police spokesperson said officers were taken inside a house where they found the adult male shooting victim.
Paramedics transported the man to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
His name has not been released by police.
Police believe the shooting took place either inside or near the front of the residence. No suspect information was immediately available.
This was the 125th homicide of the year in Kansas City, Mo.
It's the lowest number of homicides at this point in the year in five years, according to a police department spokesperson.
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