Woman killed in overnight homicide in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating a homicide at 50th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue.

Police say they found an adult woman unresponsive on the sidewalk north of the intersection at around 1:20 a.m.

The woman died a short time later, per KCPD.

Police say they detained two people who were at the scene when they arrived.

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