Police investigate shooting death in 2400 block of West 42nd Avenue

Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating a homicide on Friday, Feb. 6, in the 2400 block of West 42nd Avenue.

Police went to the scene around 4:07 a.m. Feb. 6 and found a man in his mid-20s who was dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest, a spokesman said. The victim was inside a home.

The identity of the man is being withheld until there is positive identification and family notification, the spokesman said.

The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.