KANSAS CITY 2017 HOMICIDE #31: DEAD MAN IN THE WOODS WAS MURDERED!!!

Here's an effort to keep up with the local murder count and bring us up to date with where this city stands at the outset of Springtime. Take a look:

KSHB: Death in wooded Kansas City area investigated as homicide

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"Authorities are investigating the death of a man found in a wooded area of Kansas City, Missouri, as a homicide. Police said in a news release that 29-year-old Michael Luckey, of Osawatomie, Kansas, was found dead last week."

The 31st murder of 2017 compares to 26 at this date on the calendar last year and it represents a 19.23% increase in KCMO homicide so far. This is also the highest the murder count has been for this time of the year in about 5 years.

Developing . . .