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Woman, 23, identified as victim in Wednesday homicide in Kansas City

Linwood Boulevard homicide
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UPDATE, June 27 | Police identified the victim as 23-year-old female Chestina Gastin.

ORIGINAL REPORT | Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating a fatal shooting in the 2000 block of E. Linwood Boulevard.

Shortly after noon Wednesday, officers were called to an apartment building in the area on a reported shooting.

Upon arrival, police located the victim, an adult female, inside a unit.

Despite emergency crews providing aid, the woman succumbed to her gunshot wounds on the scene.

Police continue to canvass the area for potential witnesses and/or surveillance footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.