UPDATE: Kansas City police have identified this victim as 41-year-old Shawn Byrne. A police spokesperson said detectives are making progress in identifying a potential suspect.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man is dead after a shooting outside a home in Kansas City early Thursday morning.

According to the Kansas City Police Department, officers were called to a house near 84th Street and Olive Street at about 2 a.m. and found a man identified as 41-year-old Shawn Byrne outside with gunshot wounds.

Byrne was unresponsive and emergency medical services declared the man dead at the scene.

Police say several people were nearby when they arrived.

Detectives continue to investigate and speak to witnesses, but say they are making progress identifying a suspect in the case.

Anyone with information is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.