KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police have identified two Kansas City residents shot to death in separate crimes this week.
Police say 27-year-old Taron M. Adams was found dead in the gutter outside a market Thursday night. He had been shot.
Investigators say 32-year-old Janet Alverenga was shot early Christmas morning and died later at a Kansas City hospital. They say she was confronted by several men and shot in the head.
Police have made no arrests in either slaying.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
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