KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Police are investigating a homicide in the 1600 block of Drury Avenue.
Police were called to the area around 1:45 a.m. on a reported shooting.
When police got to the area, they were flagged down by people on scene stating someone had been shot.
Officers located an adult man lying in a grassy area near the intersection unresponsive and suffering from unknown bodily trauma.
KCPD Public Information Officer Alayna Gonzalez says the man died on the scene.
"At this point in time, this is a very interesting situation. It's pretty suspicious being that we we we don't know what injuries the victim sustaining, but this is being investigated as a homicide at this time," said Gonzalez.
Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel are gathering evidence and collecting witness statements. Gonzalez shred how important it is to have witness and community cooperation during investigations.
"It's super helpful when the community comes forward and is cooperative with those investigations. That's how we get a lot of closure with our cases is from people who are brave and come forward and give us the information, said Gonzalez.
Detectives are working to determine what led up to the incident.
Police have not identified a person of interest and no one is in custody.
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