UPDATE, Aug. 21 | The victim was identified as 22-year-old Sage Walston. Investigation revealed he was shot.
ORIGINAL STORY, Aug. 20 | Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating one man's death as a homicide after his injuries were deemed suspicious.
According to police, officers were called to Linwood Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue around 3 a.m. Thursday.
They found a man in his 20s lying in the street covered in blood.
He was taken to the hospital where he died.
Police said they initially thought the man was a victim of a hit-and-run, but at the hospital, the injuries looked "more suspicious."
The death is now being investigated as a homicide and anyone with information is encouraged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015.
