Update: The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Mackenzie Hopkins. Kansas City police said this case is being investigated as a homicide.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found during a welfare check.
Police responded to a residence in the 7300 block of Wabash Avenue when they found a woman dead at the scene and a girl injured, who was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
According to police, the call came in from a family member who had not been able to contact the woman.
Homicide detectives are on scene, but have not yet ruled it a homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline.
This is a developing story. FOX4 will update with details when they become available.
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