KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police say one person was shot and killed late Tuesday morning in east Kansas City, Missouri.
Dispatchers say officers received a call around 11:44 a.m. of a reported shooting in the 5200 block of Oak Leaf Drive, just west of Interstate 435.
When police arrived on the scene, they were told to go to an apartment building in the area. Once inside the unit, officers located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds.
Paramedics began treatment but the man was declared deceased at the scene.
Police did not immediately provide any information about what led up to the shooting.
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