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Police: Teen girl shot, killed Saturday night in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City police investigating homicide
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, say a female juvenile teen died in a shooting Saturday night.

A police spokesperson said first responders received a shooting call around 10 p.m. Saturday in the 3600 block of Norton Avenue.

The first officers who arrived on the scene found a female juvenile teen inside a house suffering from injuries from a shooting.

Medical personnel declared the teen deceased a short time later at an area hospital.

Detectives believe the bullets that struck the teen came from outside the home.

No suspect information was immediately available.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.