UPDATE, 6:19 P.M. | The victim has been identified as Philip Croft, 50, according to a spokesperson with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
ORIGINAL STORY, 6:58 A.M. | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a homicide Saturday morning in the 2000 block of Wheeling Avenue.
KCPD responded to a reported homicide shortly before 6 a.m. and located an unresponsive adult male lying in a parking lot of an apartment complex who had been shot.
The man was pronounced dead at 6:15 a.m., per KCPD.
Police say the circumstances leading to the homicide are not known at this time.
No suspects are currently in custody.
Anyone with information is asked to call KCPD detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
This story is developing and will be updated as additional information is available.
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Tips leading to an arrest made through the Tips Hotline may be eligible for up to a $25,000 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.
