Police investigating homicide near South 71st Terrace and Kansas Avenue

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a shooting death overnight in the 600 block of South 71st Terrace, according to a spokesman.

Officers responded around 2:51 a.m. and found a woman who had been shot, the spokesman stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department also responded and confirmed the victim was dead, according to the spokesman.

The homicide is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.