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KBI, police investigate after 2 killed in Independence

Victims names released

(AP) Independence Police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating the deaths of two men after a vehicle crashed into an apartment. Independence Police received a 911 call at 3:45 a.m. Friday from someone who said they heard gunfire and then saw the vehicle hit the apartment. KBI said in a news release that arriving officers found 27-year-old Tyler D. Cook and 24-year-old Rodricus A. Dawson dead inside the crashed vehicle, and an injured female. The female was flown to a hospital in Joplin, Missouri. No injuries were reported among apartment residents. Authorities urged anyone with information to contact KBI or Independence police

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