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Police identify 2 men shot, killed Thursday in south Kansas City, Missouri

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UPDATE, Jan. 3 | Police have identified the two men killed Thursday as Samuel J. Hughes, 36, and Jeffery J. Hughes, 33.

ORIGINAL REPORT | Two men died in a shooting Thursday evening in south Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

About 7:30 p.m., officers were called to the 8700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard on reports of a shooting.

On arrival, officers located two men suffering from gunshot wounds. They died at the scene.

A preliminary investigation found there was a confrontation in a nearby parking lot that led to gunfire.

No suspect information was immediately available.