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Kansas City police investigate Wednesday night homicide

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UPDATE | The victim has been identified as 49-year-old Shariff Tilghman.

ORIGINAL STORY | Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a homicide that happened on Wednesday night.

One person was shot to death in the 7200 block of east 17th Street.

Officers found the victim in the area at around 9:20 p.m.

No other information on the incident was immediately available.

A suspect was not immediately in custody.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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.