Man found dead from gunshot wound in car at 63rd near Parallel Parkway

A man in his 30s was found dead inside a car (under a blue tarp in this photo) this morning on 63rd near the intersection with Parallel Parkway. Police are investigating after they received calls about gunshots fired near 61st and Leavenworth Road. (Staff photo)
A man in his 30s was found dead inside a car (under a blue tarp in this photo) this morning on 63rd near the intersection with Parallel Parkway. Police are investigating after they received calls about gunshots fired near 61st and Leavenworth Road. (Staff photo)

A homicide was reported today at 63rd and Parallel Parkway, according to police.

About 11:45 a.m. police received “shots fired” calls around 61st and Leavenworth Road, according to a police spokeswoman.

Officers were in the area checking on the call, and one officer traveling on Parallel Parkway saw a car stopped on 63rd just north of the Parallel Parkway intersection, she said.

Two persons were inside the car, and one man in his early 30s was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head, she said. Officers are talking with the other person inside the car.

Officers are currently on Leavenworth Road, from 61st to 63rd, investigating, she said.

A few blocks south of the intersection, on 64th, a police vehicle was stationed at the entrance of the Coronado Middle School for added security.

The incident is under investigation and anyone with information may call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.