Police make arrest in killing of beloved Northland tattoo artist, two other shootings
Police have arrested a person of interest in the killing of Northland tattoo artist Russell J. Fisk and two other May 11 Northland shootings.
After finding an abandoned silver Dodge Neon in a creek behind a south Kansas City home, police arrested a suspect around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 9mm handgun was found inside the vehicle.
Police said Tuesday the person is a subject of interest in the homicide and a suspect in the two other shootings. The identity of the suspect has not been revealed, and no charges have been filed.
Fisk was found dead inside his crashed car about 8 p.m. Friday. He was shot while driving his vehicle in the area of Northwest Barry Road and North Marston Avenue, police said in a news release.
About an hour later and 5 miles away, another victim was found shot near 111th and North Campbell streets and rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
About 2 miles away, within 30 minutes of the second shooting, a man on a motorcycle was shot at North Main Street and Northwest 102nd Terrace. His injuries were not life-threatening, according to police.
Fisk, who had just turned 30 on May 2, had lived in Kansas City for about 1 1/2 years after spending seven years in the Lake of the Ozarks as a tattoo apprentice at Bad Donkey Tattoo Co. He then moved to Kansas City, where he opened the Black Card Tattoo Collective.
Fisk was well-loved and described as "the type of person who wanted to make everybody feel special."
His death inspired an outpouring of public support and sympathy, including a message from Kansas City rap artist Tech N9ne, who remembered Fisk on Instagram as "the most talented tattoo artist I've met in KC!"
On Tuesday, a GoFundme was created by Fisk's shop to raise money to cover operational costs for the business while his family mourned.
This story is still developing.
This story was originally published May 15, 2018 at 8:22 PM with the headline "Police make arrest in killing of beloved Northland tattoo artist, two other shootings."