UPDATE, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. | Independence police have identified the victim as 50-year-old Kent "Bo" Mcintosh, of Independence.
UPDATE, December 6 | Kansas City, Mo., police recovered a pickup truck matching this description from the water at 23rd and Topping on Saturday night. Independence police believe that truck is the same vehicle involved in the homicide on South Oxford Avenue. The homicide investigation is ongoing.
Update on S. Oxford Ave. Homicide Investigation: A pickup matching the description of the one were looking for was recovered last night in KCMO. We believe it is the same vehicle involved in this incident. This is still an ongoing investigation.@kcpolice
— Independence Police (@ipdinfo) December 6, 2020
ORIGINAL STORY| One man is dead following a shooting Saturday in Independence.
Police responded around 3:22 p.m. Saturday to the 3300 block of South Oxford Avenue, where the victim was located.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.
Police are searching for two people who left the scene in a white, single-cab Chevrolet pickup with U-Haul logos.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS or Independence police at 816-325-7777. Tips also can be emailed to leads@indepmo.org.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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