Two homicides under investigation in KCK

Two unrelated homicides are under investigation in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, the Sunday night homicides were separate, unrelated cases.

Officers were sent to the 200 block of North 27th Street about 8:55 p.m. Sunday on reports of a shooting, the spokesman stated.

When they arrived on the scene, they discovered an adult male, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound, outside a residence, according to the police spokesman.

At 9:25 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to 7300 State Ave. on a reported shooting, the police spokesman stated.

When they arrived, officers found an adult male outside with apparent gunshot wounds, according to the spokesman. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, the spokesman stated.

The incidents are under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit, according to the spokesman.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS. All tips will remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward, the spokesman stated.