KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a Thursday homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 59-year-old Mark A. Jenkins.
Just after 10p.m. Feb. 8, police were dispatched to Brush Creek and Virginia initially on a shooting call, according to Police Captain Jake Becchina.
At the scene, police spoke with those who called who said they were passing by and saw Jenkins down, and unresponsive. They assumed he had been shot and they called to report a shooting.
EMS responded and declared Jenkins deceased at the scene.
It was not readily apparent to EMS what the cause of death might have been at that time. Because the circumstances were suspicious enough that it could have been a homicide, detectives responded and began investigating the suspicious death along side Crime Scene Investigators who processed the scene.
As part of the preliminary investigation a medical examiners office representative responded to the scene as well. As the investigation continued, Detectives were able to determine that the Jenkins had injuries not consistent with an accident or natural causes, and they are investigating this case as a homicide, according to Becchina.
The medical examiner is working to provide more information regarding cause of death.