By Associated Press - Friday, April 14, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man whose body was found in Kansas City, Kansas, as a Missouri man missing since April 4.

KCTV-5 reports (https://bit.ly/2pgTDKC ) police say the body found April 7 in the Fairfax District was 19-year-old Cristian Escutia, of Kansas City.

The day he went missing, witnesses told police they saw people forcing Escutia into a vehicle near his home and the vehicle speeding away.

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When his body was found, police said the person died from an apparent gunshot wound.

Escutia’s body was identified Thursday.

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Information from: KCTV-TV, https://www.kctv5.com

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