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KCK police investigating fatal shooting

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Posted at 7:51 AM, Nov 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-25 11:35:39-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a shooting in the 900 block of Ohio Avenue.

Officers responded to a shots-fired call shortly after 6:30 a.m. to investigate a possible rolling gun battle in the area of North Sixth Street and Tauromee Avenue.

Additional calls led officers to the scene on Ohio Avenue, where a man was found dead inside a white, four-door vehicle.

Police are looking for another vehicle that is believed to be involved.

The victim has yet to be released, but KCK police said a Hispanic male in his 30s was found dead in the backseat from a gunshot wound.

This is the 29th homicide in KCK this year.

Anyone with information is asked to leave a tip with the Criminal Investigations Division by calling the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).