KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Homicide detectives in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating the circumstances after a man was shot and killed early Saturday.
A KCPD spokesperson said shortly after midnight, officers were called to North Kansas City Hospital after someone had dropped off an adult male who had been shot.
Upon arrival, they learned the victim, later identified by police as 20-year-old Isiah Washington, had died from his injuries at the hospital.
An investigation revealed the shooting likely occurred in the 7400 block of North Lewis Avenue where a disturbance between two people escalated into gunfire.
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