Two die at hospital after shooting in Kansas City

UPDATE: The victims in this shooting have been identified as 19-year-old Kalob Ruth and 17-year-old Carlos Gonzalez.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Early Thursday morning, Kansas City police went to a local hospital to investigate what appeared to be a double shooting.

KU Hospital staff told the officers that around 12:45 a.m. Thursday, two men came into the emergency room with gunshot wounds, and both of them died at the hospital, according to police.

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Officers believe the shooting happened in a wooded area somewhere within Kansas City, Missouri, city limits.

Officers took one man into custody for questioning and say they aren’t looking for anyone else at this time.

The case is ongoing and is currently being investigated as a homicide.

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