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Woman found dead in rural Jackson County homicide

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities blocked off part of a property in rural Jackson County, Missouri, early Wednesday morning as part of a homicide investigation.

Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte tweeted that early Wednesday morning, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of Colbern Road on a reported shooting.

When deputies arrived, they found a woman who had been shot outside of the residence. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Forte says a person of interest has been identified, and is in custody.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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