KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating the death of a teenager early Tuesday morning.
Police were called to the area of 57th and Michigan on car prowlers around 1:30 a.m.
While en route, the call was upgraded to a sound of shots in the area of 55th and Michigan.
When officers arrived, they found a male with gunshot wounds. He died on the scene.
Police later identified the victim as 16-year-old Alejandro DeLeon.
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