KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, launched a homicide investigation following a shooting early Sunday night.
Police were called around 7:30 p.m. Sunday on a reported shooting at 18th and Prospect.
The first officers to arrive were flagged down by a man who told officers that he had heard the sound of several gunshots near 18th and Benton.
That's where officers found a man unresponsive in a grassy area near a convenience store. Paramedics arrived on the scene and declared the man deceased.
A police spokesperson says witnesses have been helpful in providing a description of the suspect, who left the area in an unknown direction.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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