KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating a double shooting near East 8th Street and Olive Street.
Just before 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve, officers were called to the scene.
Upon arrival, police located a man with gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A second victim was located in a vehicle parked on the street.
Emergency medical services personnel checked for signs of life but determined the person was deceased.
The victim was later identified as 20-year-old Nicholas West.
Police said no suspects are in custody, and the circumstances leading to the violence are unknown. Investigation continues.
Earlier Sunday, just after midnight, a man was killed near 1st Street and Holmes Street.
These incidents mark the 177th and 178th homicides of 2023. This year is just shy of the 2020 total of 179 homicides, which was the city's deadliest year on record.
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