UPDATE: The victim in this case has been identified as 56-year-old Charles Bass.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Police Department is investigating homicide after finding a body at an apartment Sunday night.

Detectives were originally investigating it as a suspicious death.

Police were called to the apartment near 29th Street and Wabash Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on calls of an unresponsive person.

On scene, police found the body of a man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Medical examiners continue to investigate the circumstances, but preliminary believe the victim was shot to death.

Anyone with information is urged to call Homicide Detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.