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Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in afternoon shooting on Euclid Avenue

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Posted at 2:56 PM, Jun 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-09 13:25:35-04

Update | KCPD identified the victim in this case as 30-year-old Lavance Jones.

Original Story | Kansas City, Missouri, police said gunfire killed one person and injured another Tuesday afternoon along Euclid Avenue.

Around 2 p.m., police were called to the area of 52nd Street and Euclid Avenue on a reported shooting.

They located one victim shortly after arriving on the scene. That victim was struck in the leg and is expected to recover.

A second victim was located a short time later. That victim died at a hospital.

No suspect information was immediately available.

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