Police believe man found dead in yard off Pence Avenue took own life

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police said one person was found dead Friday morning in a Kansas City neighborhood.

Captain Leslie Foreman with the Kansas City Police Department said officers were called to the 2400 block of NE Pence Avenue about 10:30 a.m. after a neighbor saw someone who might need medical assistance.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot lying in a yard, unresponsive. He was pronounced dead shortly after.

At the time, Foreman said police had not made a determination that the incident is a homicide, so officers were calling it a “suspicious death.”

On Monday, the police said the shooting is believed to be a suicide and not a murder.

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