Police: Man found shot to death in grassy lot in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man was found shot to death in a grassy lot in Kansas City, police there said.

Police were called to the area of Independence Avenue and the Paseo around 1:15 a.m. Thursday for reports of a shooting, officials said. Arriving officers found the man's body in the lot and interviewed witnesses about the shooting.

The man's name had not yet been released by mid-morning Thursday, and no arrests had been reported. The death marked the 123rd homicide in Kansas City so far this year, compared with 90 homicides for the same period in 2019.