KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department investigated a death on Oct. 28 in the 4000 block of East 56th Terrace.
KCPD officers arrived to an apartment in the area after a male reported that he was checking on a relative and had not heard from her for some time.
Police entered the apartment and found an adult woman deceased inside.
KCPD identified the woman as Paulette Barnes, 64.
An initial investigation determined that the woman's death did not seem to be natural and was "likely a homicide."
On Dec. 19, KCPD shared that the medical examiner found that Barnes was likely struck by gunfire after she had already passed away.
KCPD reclassified the case as a death investigation rather than a homicide.
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