Kansas City, Missouri, police identify 26-year-old man shot, killed in car Thursday morning

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Homicide detectives are looking for the suspect(s) responsible for the Thursday morning murder of a 26-year-old man inside a car at Truman Road and Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Officers found Devonte Shockley dead inside the car about 8:40 a.m.

A police department spokesman said they received a report of a shooting near the intersection of Truman Road and Cleveland Avenue.

Officers found the car damaged by gunfire and found Shockley inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates Shockley was the only person inside the car when it was struck by outside gunfire.

Police are asking for anyone in the area who heard or saw anything to contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043.

This was the first homicide in 25 days in Kansas City, Missouri.

There have been 71 homicides in KCMO so far this year.

There had been 98 homicides in KCMO at this time last year.

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