UPDATE, April 7 | Police have identified the victim as Chad Doberstein, 53. A person of interest has been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL REPORT | One person was shot to death Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri's historic Northeast neighborhood.
Just after 8:30 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Park Avenue on a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, they found an adult male victim lying in the roadway, suffering from gunshot wounds.
Officers immediately began performing life-saving measures and ordered emergency medical personnel to the scene, who pronounced the victim deceased.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide, and no one is in custody at this point.
Authorities said an interaction in the street led to the victim being shot.
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