Crime

Woman found dead inside van in KC lost her boyfriend in deadly February shooting

Dinora Ojeda was found fatally shot inside of a van at 45th Street and Spruce Avenue.
Dinora Ojeda was found fatally shot inside of a van at 45th Street and Spruce Avenue. From Dinora Ojeda’s GoFundMe page

The woman found dead inside a van in Kansas City was the mother of two small children and the girlfriend of a man shot and killed earlier this year, according to a family member.

Dinora Ojeda was found about 7:30 p.m. Friday fatally shot inside of a van at 45th Street and Spruce Avenue.

According to a GoFundMe post from a family member, Ojeda’s boyfriend, 23-year-old Michael C. Day, was killed in a shooting Feb. 10. He was found sprawled in the street in the 2300 block of Drury Avenue

The couple shared a 2-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son, the family member said. A GoFundMe page was also set up in Ojeda’s memory.

Anyone with information about either shooting should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published December 23, 2017 at 11:49 PM with the headline "Woman found dead inside van in KC lost her boyfriend in deadly February shooting."

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