Woman Found Dead in Kansas City Home, 4-Year-Old Daughter Missing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman and the disappearance of her 4-year-old daughter.

Officers were called about 9:15 a.m. Friday to a home on the city's east side where the woman's body had been found.

Police say they are treating the death as a possible homicide.

They say the woman's daughter is missing from the home. An Amber Alert has been issued for the child.

The family vehicle, a red Kia Sportage with a Missouri license plate, also is missing.