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1 dead, 1 arrested after shooting at Independence apartment complex

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Posted at 5:53 PM, Apr 03, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-03 18:53:00-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man is dead and another man is in jail after a deadly Friday afternoon shooting in Independence.

The homicide happened about 1 p.m. at an apartment in the 300 block of Sundown Drive, according to a tweet from the Independence Police Department.

Officers responding to a call found the dead man outside an apartment.

A person of interest was arrested.

This was the second homicide of the year in Independence.

The first, the stabbing death of 37-year-old Jose Gotay, happened March 22 in the 2900 block of South Hawthorne Avenue.