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Welfare check turns into KCPD homicide investigation overnight

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Posted at 4:38 AM, Mar 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-22 17:42:17-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An evening welfare check was upgraded to a homicide investigation on Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri.

Officers were called to check the welfare of a resident in the 7400 block of East 102nd Street.

Further investigation led to the discovery of a dead person on the floor of a detached garage.

An initial investigation has determined the death to be a homicide.

The victim has been identified as 60-year-old Bruce Baker.

Detectives and crime scene technicians were processed the scene.

Anyone with any information is encouraged to call police.