Police: 2 Kansas City homicides discovered hours apart

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City are investigating two separate homicides discovered hours apart. The first was reported around 2:45 p.m. Monday when officers were called to the Brush Creek Tower apartments to check on the welfare of a resident who had been reported missing. Arriving officers found a man dead inside the apartment, and police have launched a homicide investigation. Around 9:30 p.m. Monday, police were called to the Blue Hills neighborhood and found a person who had been shot. The person was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Police have not released the names of either victim, and no arrests have been announced.