Update | KCKPD identified the victim in this case as 41-year-old Cortez Dawn.
Original story | The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is investigating an early-morning homicide in the 5000 block of Oakland Avenue.
"When officers arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male, the victim of a stab wound," KCKPD said in a statement. "He was pronounced deceased on scene."
The incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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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.
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.
