Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide at 18th and K-5.
According to a police spokesman, officers were dispatched to North 18th and K-5 on reports of a deceased person at 11:22 a.m. Dec. 11.
A preliminary investigation found that a male victim was placed in a barrel and set on fire, according to the spokesman.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending positive identification and family notification, the spokesman stated.
The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.