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Kansas City Police investigate overnight homicide

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Posted at 3:25 AM, Jul 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-17 07:47:17-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Police are investigating what happened in the moments before a shooting near 60th Street and Forest Avenue Friday.

Police were called to the scene after 1 a.m. Shortly after, they were called to another shots fired call at 61st Street and Forest Avenue.

Police said the victim sustained life-threatening injuries. That victim later died at the hospital.

No information has been released on a possible suspect.

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Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015.