Police investigating death in 1000 block of Orville

Kansas City, Kansas, police officers are investigating a death in the 1000 block of Orville, according to a spokesman.

Officers were dispatched to the address on a welfare check at 7:43 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, according to the spokesman.

They found a deceased male in his early 70s inside the apartment, the spokesman stated.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.