Crime

Man charged with murder in January shooting in Kansas City, Kansas

A 22-year-old man faces charges in Wyandotte County District Court for an early January shooting which killed one man.

Luis A. Salazar-Villeda, from Guatemala, was charged on Feb. 1st with first degree murder and criminal discharge of a weapon at an occupied building.

He is accused of shooting into a home in the 3000 block of 34th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, killing 21-year-old Luis Deras-Orellana.

Deras-Orellana died at the hospital on Jan. 5after he was found with several gunshot wounds early in the morning. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots before police arrived.

Katie Bernard
The Kansas City Star
Katie Bernard covered Kansas politics and government for the Kansas City Star from 20219-2024. Katie was part of the team that won the Headliner award for political coverage in 2023.
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