KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people died in a shooting Sunday night in the 21100 block of East 50th Terrace Drive South in Independence.
Police report a call was made around 8:30 p.m. warning officers someone was firing a gun and another was yelling for help.
When officers arrived on the scene, two adult males were found dead in a residence.
Police later identified the victims as 23-year-old Adonis Knight and 30-year-old Mario Batrez. Both men were from the KC metro.
A suspect was taken into custody overnight, and it is "not believed there are any other suspects outstanding," per an update from Independence police.
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