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Police ID man murdered in Midtown-Westport shooting

One dead following shooting in Midtown-Westport
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — KSHB 41 is learning from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD) about a homicide that took place Thursday evening in the 3400 block of Wyoming Street.

Aaron C. Walton , 38, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound just after 10:30 p.m. He died at the scene.

—One dead following shooting in Midtown-Westport, KCPD investigating—

One dead following shooting in Midtown-Westport

Police believe Walton was in an altercation with another man that "escalated to gunshots."

The alleged gunman fled the scene before officers could arrive.

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