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KC police investigating overnight homicide involving a female

KC police investigating overnight homicide involving a female
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating an overnight homicide in the 900 block of East 134th Street.

Shortly before 3:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to an apartment on a reported Welfare Check.

Upon arrival, officers discovered evidence of a possible disturbance that may have occurred inside.

They entered the apartment and discovered an adult female, later identified by police as 39-year-old Tiffany Chrisman, suffering apparent trauma and unresponsive.

She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicated the woman and a man were involved in an altercation that turned physical.

The public and neighboring police helped detectives locate a male person of interest who has been taken into custody for questioning.

The investigation is ongoing.