Kansas City, Kan., police officers are investigating a homicide in the 200 block of North 15th Street in Kansas City, Kan.
At 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, officers went to that location and found a non-responsive man in his 20s.
The man was found dead in the backyard of his girlfriend’s home, the police spokesman said. The location is near 15th and Central Avenue.
The victim had an apparent gunshot wound in his back, the police spokesman said.
The identity of the victim is being withheld until there is positive identification and family notification, police said.
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.