Man accused of murder in weekend double shooting on east side of Kansas City
A 40-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with murder in a fatal double shooting over the weekend on Kansas City’s east side, according to a release from the prosecutor’s office.
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Kevin McClanahan with two counts each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the slayings of 63-year-old Arlin Jones and 59-year-old Kenneth Hanan.
The double shooting, which occurred about 6:15 p.m. Saturday in the 11200 block of East 47th Terrace, was the beginning of what became a violent 26-hour stretch in during which six people were fatally wounded by gunfire or a knife.
The motives behind the killings ranged from domestic conflict to an apparent accidental shooting.
“This is the tragic outcome of so many difficult factors, issue that will require our entire community to come together to address,” said Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker in a release.
“Each of these families will endure a new anniversary — the day their loved one was taken away from them. And they must begin to walk the long tortuous road of grieving, healing and living without a part of them.”
According to court documents:
McClanahan showed up at the home on 47th Terrace with a handgun in his waist band and a rifle wrapped in a blanket, a witness told police. McClanahan seemed agitated and took the rifle out of the blanket.
The witness and a victim tried to calm McClanahan, but he allegedly shot one victim multiple times with the handgun. The witness told police that McClanahan then walked over to the victim, said something and allegedly shot him one more time.
A few minutes later, the second victim arrived at the home and walked up the driveway. The witness said McClanahan shot him multiple times with the rifle just as he cleared the gate. McClanahan then allegedly walked up to the second victim and shot him one more time while he was on the ground.
The witness asked McClanahan what he was going to do next and McClanahan said he was going to talk to another witness.
That witness told police she was in the basement of the house when McClanahan called to her from the top of the stairs asking her, “Are you ready for these?”
The witness said she asked, “Ready for what?” And McClanahan responded, “These bullets.”
The witness said she was able to talk McClanahan out of shooting her.
Arriving officers stopped McClanahan as he was walking from the backyard. He told them there were two people lying in the yard and there were many people inside the home. Police searched the area and found the female witness in the basement.
During questioning, McClanahan told police he had gone to the home and gave two guns to an unidentified person at the house. McClanahan then said he went downstairs to talk to the female witness. While down there, he heard six to seven gunshots. He found the victims when he went upstairs.
McClanahan said officers stopped him as he was headed to his car.
Prosecutors requested a cash only bond of $500,000.
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