KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man is dead and a second person is in critical condition after an early morning shooting in Lexington, Missouri.
Lexington Police Chief Tory Sims said three shotgun blasts were reported just before 5:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of Garfield Avenue.
Officers found a woman in the street with a gunshot wound to her neck, according to a news release from Lexington police.
A witness told police about a second shooting victim and officers found Donald Kroger Jr., 61, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the news release.
The investigation is ongoing.
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