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Teen shot to death Friday evening in Kansas City, Kansas

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Posted at 8:11 PM, Jan 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-27 11:48:25-05

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An 18-year old man was shot and killed Friday evening in Kansas City, Kansas.

KCK police officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 8000 block of Greeley Avenue.

Officers were sent to a house to check the welfare of a person there, police said.

Upon arrival, KCK police located a teenage Hispanic male dead on the front porch of a residence.

The victim was identified Monday as Emilio Lopez of KCK. A Go Fund Me has been established to help the family with funeral expenses.

The incident remains under investigation by the KCKPD Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).