UPDATE, Nov. 25, 8:50 a.m. | Independence police confirmed the victim to be Preston Bell, who was reported missing from Independence on Saturday.
The vehicle he was found in matched the description of the vehicle associated with his missing person case, police said.
UPDATE, Nov. 25, 7:45 a.m. | As investigators have determined the original location of the shooting was in Independence, the investigation has been taken over by the Independence Police Department.
ORIGINAL STORY | Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a vehicle on the southbound exit ramp of Interstate 435 at Truman Road.
Police were called to the area around 4:45 p.m. Sunday on an ambulance in-route call.
Officers discovered a man inside a vehicle slumped over with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
KCPD said the incident is being investigated as a homicide.
While no one is in custody at this time, police said there is no immediate threat to the public.
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