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Police identify man fatally shot near 56th, Woodland in KCMO

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UPDATE, Feb. 17 | Kansas City, Missouri, police identified the victim as 46-year-old Keevon Mitchell.

ORIGINAL STORY | One person was fatally shot Sunday near E. 56th Street and Woodland Avenue.

Around 11:30 a.m., officers were called to the scene on reports of a vehicle accident. While en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting.

Upon arrival, police located a man inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.

Officers attempted life-saving measures, but the man was declared dead by emergency medical personnel.

Police said the investigation into what led to the violence is ongoing.

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