Police investigate homicide in 1600 block of Richmond

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide in the 1600 block of Richmond Avenue.

According to a police spokesman, officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 6:01 p.m. Dec. 25. Officers found two persons who had been shot, the spokesman stated.

A man in his 70s was found outside the home, dead from an apparent gunshot wound, police stated.

A woman in her 50s inside the residence had minor injuries, the police spokesman stated. The woman was taken to a hospital.

The identity of the deceased victim will not be released until there is positive identification and family notification, the spokesman stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.