Homicide victim near 63rd and Tauromee identified

A homicide victim March 11 near the 6300 block of Tauromee Avenue has been identified, according to police.

The victim was KC Alexander J. Gillespie, 20, a resident of Edwardsville, Kansas, police said.

Gillespie was found inside a white Chevy Suburban that struck a tree about 1:26 p.m. March 11, according to police. The driver was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound, police 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.