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Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department investigating homicide after finding victim with bodily trauma

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a homicide after finding a victim who suffered from apparent bodily trauma early Friday morning.

A suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Tiffany Johnson, 42, according to a spokesperson with the police department.

Officers were dispatched to 5428 Northwest Waukomis Drive on the morning of Friday, Sept. 29, for a medical nature unknown report. Upon arrival, officers found Johnson laying in a pool of blood in the outdoor hallway of an apartment building.

Investigation efforts are ongoing.

This is the 146th homicide in KCMO in 2023, per KCPD.

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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.