UPDATE, Jan. 23 | Police have identified the victim as Jason Adam Jackson, 40, of Kansas City, Kansas.
ORIGINAL REPORT | Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating an overnight homicide near Ruby Avenue and S. Valley Street.
Police were called to the area shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Officers found one adult man dead inside a home.
There is no suspect in custody.
KCK police report this is the city's first homicide of 2025.
—
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.