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79 year-old-woman identified as victim in Kansas City deadly shooting

By Dillon Seckington,

1 day ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 79-year-old woman has died days after a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri.

The shooting was reported Sunday, June 30, near E. 51st Street and Park Avenue.

The Kansas City Police Department reports that officers responded to the shooting around 9:45 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers located a shooting victim, Ella Monroe, unresponsive inside a vehicle at the intersection of 51st and Park Avenue.

KCPD detectives and crime scene investigators then began to process the scene for evidence and canvass for potential witnesses.

Police report that the case continued to be investigated in the following days. Detectives were notified during the morning hours of Wednesday, July 3 that Monroe had died from her injuries.

KCPD said this is being investigated as a homicide.

If anyone heard or saw anything in this area on June 30, or has any information they’d like to share, contact homicide detectives directly at (816) 234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at (816) 474-8477. There is a $25,000 reward for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS Hotline.

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