Police investigate homicide

Police found a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound about 7:46 p.m. Aug. 9 at 18th and Osage Avenue, Kansas City, Kan.

The man was inside a black sport utility vehicle, officers said. The vehicle had been reported stolen.

The identity of the victim is not being released pending positive identification and family notification, according to police.

The homicide 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.