UPDATE: August 7, 7:30 a.m. | Kansas City, Missouri police have identified the victim as Braisen Cain, 42. Detectives have also identified a person of interest, and are working with prosecutors on presenting evidence for possible charges and to ensure that subject is taken into custody.
A woman was found shot to death Wednesday night in Kansas City, Missouri's Historic Northeast neighborhood.
Police said they were sent to the 4000 block of Morrell Avenue about 7:50 p.m.
They found an unresponsive woman on the ground in front of a residence.
She was declared dead a few minutes later, police said. Her name was not released late Wednesday night.
A police spokesman said the woman got into an altercation with two other people before the shooting.
No word on what the argument was about.
This was the 99th homicide of the year in Kansas City, Missouri, compared with 91 at this time a year ago.
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