KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Police say two people were killed and a third person injured in an overnight homicide.
Police were called to the 11200 block of Booth Avenue around 12:30 a.m.
When they arrived, police say they found a man in the front yard of a home who had been shot.
He was taken to the hospital where he died.
Officers were then summoned to a nearby home where they found a teen boy who had been shot.
He died on the scene.
Police identified the victims as 22-year-old Linford Garrett and 16-year-old De'Shawn Robinson.
An additional adult man was found inside the home with non-life threatening injuries.
He was taken to the hospital and is being treated.
Police say their preliminary investigation indicates there was a social gathering between several people and a disturbance broke out, resulting in gunfire.
Police do not currently have anyone in custody.
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