KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's largest city has reached an unwanted milestone — a new record for homicides in a year.Two people died in separate shootings Thursday in Kansas City, the 155th and 156th killings in 2020.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article246496700.html">The Kansas City Star</a>&nbsp;reports that breaks the record set in 2017. Meanwhile, the city has recorded 35 more killings this year than at the same time in 2019.The first shooting happened just before 8 p.m. Officers sent to an apartment complex found a man in the hallway suffering from gunshot wounds. He died at the scene.Officers responded about 10:45 p.m. to a home in the historic Northeast area. Witnesses told police they heard gunshots and then found a man and woman both shot inside their home, police spokesman Doaa El-Ashkar said.Both victims were taken to hospitals. The male victim was pronounced dead. The female victim's injuries were non-life-threatening, El-Ashkar said.Witnesses told police that they believed the shooter was a man who had been staying at the home.

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