Update Sept. 8, | KCPD identified the victim in this case as 61-year-old Linda Nelson.
Original story Sept. 7, | Police found a woman dead Monday night inside a Kansas City, Missouri, apartment.
Authorities initially investigated her death as a suspicious, but police said Tuesday that it is now considered a homicide.
Officers were sent to check on a person about 6:30 p.m. in the Parkgate complex in the 3700 block of East Meyer Boulevard.
On Tuesday, police said the woman had been shot multiple times. Her name has not been released.
Homicide detectives spent the evening looking for clues. No one is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the KCPD Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-8477 (TIPS).
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015.
