Victim of homicide at 18th and Parallel identified

Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified the victim of a homicide on March 17 in the 1800 block of Parallel Parkway.

The victim was identified as Michael L. Williams Jr., 35, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

When officers arrived at the Firelight Lounge near 18th and Parallel, they found a man in his 30s dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to a police spokesman. The man was inside of the business, 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.