Homicide victim identified

The victim of a homicide in the 900 block of Ohio Avenue has been identified, according to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The victim was Juan Nevarez, 32, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, a police spokesman stated.

Kansas City, Kansas, police were notified of a shots fired call and rolling gun battle at 6:36 a.m. Nov. 25 in the area of 6th and Tauromee Avenue, according to the spokesman.

After other calls came in, officers went to the 900 block of Ohio Avenue, where they found a deceased male in the back seat of a white four-door vehicle, the spokesman stated. The man died from an apparent gunshot wound.

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.