Homicide victim identified

Kansas City, Kansas, police today identified the victim of a homicide on Jan. 24 in the 8000 block of Greeley Avenue.

The victim was Emilio Lopez, an 18-year-old man who lived in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.

Police responded to the address on a reported shooting, and when they arrived around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, they saw a man deceased on the front porch, according to the spokesman.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.