Police investigate homicide near 9th and Ohio

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide in the 900 block of Ohio Avenue.

Police responded to the 900 block of Ohio about 9:49 a.m. Monday on reports of a shooting, according to a police spokesman.

Officers found the victim, a male, inside the residence, deceased from several gun shot wounds, the spokesman stated.

The victim and a suspect were inside the residence together before the shooting occurred, the spokesman stated. The suspect fled on foot, according to police.

The Police Department’s Major Case Unit is asking anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.