INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Independence police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Friday morning.
Officers were dispatched to East 15th Street South and South Home Avenue around 6:50 a.m. upon reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found two people with gunshot wounds. First responders took both of them to the hospital.
One of the victims, 34-year-old Richard A. Denny, died.
Police have not said what led up to the shooting. They did say this is a homicide investigation.