UPDATE, March 2 | The deceased victim was identified by police as Jalen S. Gilliam, 20.
Investigation into the fatal shooting continues.
ORIGINAL REPORT | Kansas City, Missouri, police ended a standoff Sunday morning at a home where they believed a suspect was after learning the house was unoccupied.
Officers were called just after 10 p.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of East 76th Street on the reported sound of gunshots.
Upon arrival, police found two men with gunshot wounds in a car at the intersection of 76th and Lydia.
One of those men was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other man sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, per police.
During their initial investigation, police found a possible subject of interest in a nearby home. Officers surrounded the house and initiated a police standoff, according to a KCPD spokesperson.
After 6:30 a.m., police confirmed the standoff operation was concluded, and the house was unoccupied.
Police remained on the scene into Sunday morning, searching for any physical evidence.
The shooting is being investigated as a homicide.
KCPD says no one is in custody at this time.
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