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3 dead in separate shootings Monday night in east Kansas City

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Posted at 6:17 PM, May 29, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-30 17:42:06-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly night in Kansas City, Missouri, left three people killed in separate shootings on the city's east side.

Shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, officers were called to a residence in the 3600 block of Agnes Avenue.

Officers were met on the scene by people who said "minutes earlier" an adult male had arrived at the location with gunshot wounds and was unresponsive, which prompted others to take him away in a private vehicle.

The occupants of the vehicle then contacted police near 31st and Prospect.

Emergency medical services arrived at their location and transported the victim to an area hospital.

By 6 p.m., police said the victim had succumbed to their injuries.

The victim was later identified as 19-year-old Deion Miles.

"Preliminary investigation indicates this shooting may have occurred at another unknown location, and detectives are working to gather more information on the original location," KCPD said in a news release.

Detectives are also investigating a homicide in the 3300 block of Colorado.

Police say a man was found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle parked in the parking lot of an apartment complex about 7:10 p.m.

He died at the hospital. The victim was later identified as 24-year-old James Allen Jr.

A short time later, police were called to 35th and Wabash on a shooting call.

In that case, police believe the adult male victim was inside the home with one or more people when shots were fired during an interaction.

The man who was shot died on the scene. He was identified as 33-year-old Antonio Wells.

KCPD took a person of interest into custody at the scene.