KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One woman was shot and killed outside a home near Swope Park early Sunday morning, according to Kansas City, Missouri, police.
Police say they were called to the 3800 block of East 62nd Street on a reported shooting just after 3 a.m.
When officers arrived, they were directed to the backyard of a residence on 62nd Street, where they found the woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene, police said.
The woman was later identified as Katrice Williams, 32.
KCPD spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino said police planned to spend Sunday morning going door-to-door trying to find any information about what led up to the shooting.
"Even the smallest bit of information can help us with the case," DiMartino said to KSHB 41.
DiMartino also said that crime scene investigators will be processing the scene for any physical evidence.
"They really have one chance to process the scene," DiMartino said, "so it's important that they're detailed and meticulous, and they will be today."
DiMartino said detectives are also looking for any surveillance footage that could show what led up to this shooting. If you have surveillance footage, like from a video doorbell, police ask you to please submit that to homicide detectives or the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers.
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Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
