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Suspicious death under investigation in Independence

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Posted at 5:26 PM, Sep 29, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-29 18:26:22-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department is investigating a suspicious death near East Truman Road and South Franklin Drive.

Originally dispatched on a medical call around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, officers located a deceased man under the Truman Road railroad bridge.

The 24-year-old’s cause of death is unknown at this time.

Independence police ask anyone with information to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.