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KCPD launches homicide investigation after 29-year-old woman found dead Friday

7900 block of N. Forest
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating a homicide after finding a deceased woman inside a residence while conducting a welfare check Friday morning in the Northland.

The victim was identified by KCMO police Friday night as Ashli Ehrhardt (Wonder), 29.

Ehrhardt's employer called police to say the woman had not reported for work and that was unusual for Ehrhardt.

Officers contacted the her family and were able to get inside the house in the 7900 block of N. Forest Avenue, according to a police department news release.

Upon arrival, officers found the Ehrhardt dead. A cause of death has not been released.

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