Teen homicide victim on Tremont Street identified

The victim of a homicide on Thursday night in the 2000 block of North Tremont Street has been identified, according to police.

The victim was Brandon Browne, 15, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, police said.

Police were called to the shooting location and found a male juvenile dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest, a spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.