The death of a man found early Monday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, is being investigated as a homicide after a medical examiner found evidence the victim had been hit by gunfire.

Officers were sent about 6 a.m. on a medical nature unknown call in the 3200 block of Independence Avenue, according to a police department news release.

The officers found a man dead and investigators, along with crime scene technicians, began their investigation.

No death cause could be immediately determined until the examination by the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office.

The victim's name has not been released.

No arrests have been made.

This was the 112th homicide of 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri, compared with 110 at this time last year.

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