Kansas City metro records 244 homicides in 2021. Here are the details of each killing.
Last year, Kansas City, Missouri, suffered the highest number of homicides in the city’s history, recording 182.
Here is a list of the homicides reported this year throughout the Kansas City metro area. It includes the names of the victims as well as when and where they died. The list will be updated throughout the year, and the most recent homicides are at the top.
The Kansas City Star includes fatal police shootings in this list, which may cause the total number for a city to differ from that kept by a police department. Some of the homicides on the list may be judged by authorities as justifiable homicide.
Kansas City, Missouri
157. Dennis Hyman, 40, on Dec. 29
A person was found shot in a vehicle at 13th and The Paseo and was declared dead at the scene. No suspect information was immediately available.
156. Naaman Williams, 46, on Dec. 27
Police were called to a shooting scene just after 6:45 p.m. in the 6000 block of Agnes Avenue. There, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on the porch of a home. He was declared dead at the scene and a person of interest was taken into custody.
155. Clifford Harris, 23, on Dec. 25
After receiving a call about gunshots at 11:45 a.m., Kansas City and Raytown police found a vehicle off the road near the 4900 block of Raytown Road that appeared to have been damaged by bullets. Inside, they found a man who had been shot. He was declared dead at the scene.
154. Antonio Griddine, 30, on Dec. 24.
At around 7:30 a.m., officers responded to the residence near 41st Street and Monroe Avenue, on the East Side after a caller saw the victim in the yard. The man appeared to have been shot. Officers found the victim unresponsive. Emergency services declared him dead at the scene.
153. Jason Harris, 37, on Dec. 23
A man was found shot in the 6800 block of NE Ridgeway Ave. He was declared dead at a hospital. Police said a disturbance occurred in the front yard of a residence. A person of interest was taken into custody a few blocks away. The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office charged Daniel Cranfill, 34, with murder.
152. Devin Burton, 32, on Dec. 22
Officers were dispatched to what was originally reported as a prowler call in the 2700 block of East Linwood Blvd. Police were told an altercation occurred and found a victim who had been “cut or otherwise injured.” He was declared dead at a hospital.
151. Roman Yslas, 46, on Dec. 21
Just after 12:30 a.m., officers were called to a shooting in the 8700 block of North Kansas Place. There, police found a shooting victim unresponsive in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The man was declared dead at the scene. No suspect information was immediately available.
150. Barry Sims III, infant, ruled a homicide on Dec. 16
Authorities were initially sent to the 4200 block of North Locust Street after receiving a report of a baby not breathing. The child was first treated by emergency medical workers on the afternoon of Sept. 11. On Dec. 16, police said the death had been ruled a homicide.
139. Kaleb D. Martin, 17, on Dec. 14
Police were called around 7 a.m. to the 7000 block of Agnes Avenue on a 911 call for a person down on the ground believed to be having a medical emergency. Arriving officers found a Martin who had been shot. He was taken by ambulance to an area hospital and died there.
148. Corey Haley, 34, on Dec. 13
Officers responded to a reported shooting about 12:15 a.m. on 82nd Terrace near Euclid Avenue. Someone, however, had driven the victim to a hospital
147. Edmon Alexander, 54, on Dec. 8
Police were called 27th Street and Askew Avenue on reports of gunshots at 7:15 p.m. Officers found a man unconscious at 28th Street and Bales Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
146. Jamell Hornbeck, 32, on Dec. 7
Police were called to the 4100 block of Montgall on reports of gunshots fired in the area just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 28. and found a man shot in the street. He was taken to an area hospital and died there nine days later.
145. William Mason, 40, on Dec. 6
Police were called to a daylight shooting in the 1500 block of Jackson Avenue. Arriving officers found a victim suffering from gunshot wounds, who died at the scene.
144. Ja’Braughn James, 24, on Dec. 6
Police officers were working off duty in the Westport Entertainment District around 2:40 a.m. when they heard gunfire and were approached by one shooting victim seconds later. Police learned three people were shot, one fatally, near the intersection of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard.
143. Mondrell Smallwood, 33, on Dec. 6
Police were called around 2:30 a.m. to a shooting at the Peppermill Lounge South, a tavern at 11612 Hickman Mills Drive, where a man was found shot in a parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
142. Donald McDaniel, 60, on Dec. 5
Officers were called just before noon Sunday to the area of East 54th and Olive streets on a shooting. They found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was lying unresponsive between the sidewalk and the street. He died at a hospital.
141. Duan R. Bryant, Jr., 21, on Dec. 4
Officers were called about 4:45 a.m. to the shooting at 46th Terrace and Bales Ave. Police found a man who had been shot and unresponsive in the front yard of a residence and emergency crews declared the victim dead. One person who was at the scene when officers arrived was detained for further investigation,
140. Cicely Shirley, 35, on Dec. 3
Police were dispatched on a shooting about 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 7900 block of East 88th Place. Officers found two victims who had been shot. A woman was unresponsive and officers began CPR. Emergency crews pronounced the victim dead.
139. Jeffrey Phillips, 59, on Dec. 3
Police were called to the parking lot of a business at 60th Street and Prospect Avenue around 3:30 a.m. to check the welfare of a person who appeared to be unresponsive. He was found dead, lying on the ground. Police described the death as suspicious and assigned homicide detectives to investigate.
138. Isaiah Abraham-Brown, 19, on Dec. 1
Police officers responded to a 911 call from the driver of a vehicle saying a passenger had been shot after an unknown person had fired toward them from another vehicle near 87th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard. Emergency personnel responded to 81st Street, where the driver had pulled over to get help, and declared the gunshot victim dead at the scene.
137. Justin Doza-Adams, 27, on Nov. 29
Police officers were dispatched around 10 a.m. to the 8100 block of Independence Avenue after a dead body was discovered in a vacant lot there. Police did not immediately disclose the cause of death, saying an autopsy would be conducted. But the death was deemed suspicious, prompting a homicide investigation.
136. Edmon Alexander III, 32, on Nov. 26
Police officers responded to a report of shots fired at 43rd Street and Cleveland Avenue. Responding officers found, in the parking lot of a corner market, a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.
135. Carlyle Williams, 65, on Nov. 22
Police officers were sent around 11:30 a.m. to the 1800 block of Northeast 49th Street for a welfare check after a resident had missed work. Officers discovered the body of a man who had died of suspicious circumstances. Police have not said anything about how the man died or his injuries.
134. Malik McCree, 25, shot on Nov. 11
Officers responded to the shooting about 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the 5100 block of Olive Street, where they found McCree in the street suffering from gunshot wounds. On Nov. 17, police said he had been taken off life support.
133. Latoshia Johnson, 43, on Nov. 9
Police were called about 8:30 p.m. to the 4300 block of Linwood Boulevard where they found Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound. Details of what led to the shooting have not been released.
132. Niecko Goldsby, 18, on Nov. 8
Police were called to the 5500 block of Park Avenue on a reported shooting. Responding officers found an adult male shot in the front yard of a residence. He was taken to an area hospital and died there.
131. Stephon Johnson, 30, on Nov. 8
Police were investigating a reported missing person in the Brush Creek Towers in the 1800 block of Emmanuel Cleaver II Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. when they discovered an adult male dead inside an apartment there. Police determined the death was suspicious and opened a homicide investigation.
130. William Phillips, 47, on Nov. 6
Police were called around 9:30 a.m. to the 3700 block of East 47th Terrace to check the welfare of a person who had been missing from work. Officers entered his apartment and found the person unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.
129. Kamari Bridges, 15, on Oct. 31
Police responded to a shooting at about 8:15 p.m. in the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue where they found a teenager in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
128. Theron Porter, 28, on Oct. 30
Officers responded just before 3 a.m. on the sound of gunshots at East 43rd and Troost Ave, said Officer Donna Drake, a spokeswoman for the department. When officers arrived, they located what appeared to be a crime scene. A short time later, a person with apparent gunshot wounds arrived at a local hospital and was pronounced dead.
127. Malvin L. Wallace, 56, on Oct. 26
Officers responded around 9 a.m. to the area of East 37th Street and Oakley Avenue after a city employee discovered the body while looking into illegal dumping activity in the area. What was initially investigated as a suspicious death was upgraded to a homicide investigation a day later.
126. Michael Williams, 33, on Oct. 25
Police were called shortly after 9:30 p.m. to the 500 block of East 105th Street near the Sonesta Select hotel on a reported shooting. Arriving officers found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance to an area hospital and died there.
125. Devin Jacobs, 18, on Oct. 24
Police were called to a shooting just after 11 p.m. in the area of East 113th Terrace and Askew Avenue where they found a victim unresponsive outside a home. He was declared dead at the scene. Witnesses told police a disturbance between the victim and at least one suspect led up to the shooting.
124. Rodrick Taylor, 38, on Oct. 24
Officers responded after 9:30 p.m. to a gas station at 5901 Troost Ave. where a man who had been shot collapsed after walking into the gas station trying to find help. The victim, who was found unresponsive, was taken to the hospital where he later died.
123. Joseph Young, 57, on Oct. 22
Officers were called to Olive Street and East Meyer Boulevard on a car crash. The driver was unresponsive. As he was being treated, medical personnel discovered he had been shot. He died at an area hospital.
122. Darryl Gilland, 28, on Oct. 22
Kansas City police were called to the 6200 block of North Topping where they found a man who had been stabbed. Gilland was declared dead at the scene. Police said an altercation in the backyard led to the homicide.
121. Andre Green, 47, on Oct. 16
Officers responded to a shooting that was reported in the 4500 block of Chestnut Avenue around 3 p.m. Officers found a man who had been shot and was deceased.
120. Michael Parks, 17, on Oct. 13
Police were called around 9 p.m. to the intersection of 37th Street and Wayne Avenue on reports of gunshots heard in the area. Officers found a male in the street fatally shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
119. Derrez Green, 16, on Oct. 13
Officers were called at about 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 9 to a shooting in the 5300 block of Persimmon Trail where they found Green suffering from gunshot wounds in a car in a parking lot. Green was taken to the hospital and died four days later.
118. Avery Williams, 21, on Oct. 12
Williams was among two men critically injured in the Oct. 3 shooting outside the Ward Parkway Lanes in the 1500 block of West 89th Street. A woman was also injured in the triple shooting. Officers responded to the shooting about 11:15 p.m. that day and found the victims in the parking lot. Both men were found unresponsive.
117. Zachary Davignon, 21, on Oct. 12
Officers were summoned just before 2 p.m. to the area of a homeless encampment near Independence Avenue and the Paseo on a reported shooting. Arriving officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
116. Ruben Chacon, 31, on Oct. 8
At about 2 p.m., police officers heard gunshots in the area of 27th Street and Quincy Avenue. Police soon found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the 2600 block of Quincy Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
113, 114 and 115. Kanen Wheaton, 24, Devon Key, 24, and Johnnai Owens, 23, on Oct. 2
Officers responded just before 4 p.m. Saturday to 27th Street and Spruce Avenue on a call of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found three shooting victims that were unresponsive. Emergency crews declared the three victims dead at the scene.
112. Wyshaud C. Smith, 27, on Sept. 28
Officers responded about 3 p.m. Tuesday after the vehicle crashed into a pole at East 53rd Street and Brighton Avenue, where they found a shooting victim inside. He died two days later at a hospital.
111. Gloriabella Lehman, 23, on Sept. 28
Officers responded about 7:40 a.m. Monday to 82nd and Forest Avenue on a shooting call. They located a woman who was unresponsive in the street at the entrance to an apartment complex. She died at the scene.
110. Gabriel Williams, 14, on Sept. 24
Just after 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the area of Bannister Road and James A. Reed Road on a report of gunshots. A few minutes later, a second 911 call came in, reporting a shooting in the 9500 block of James A. Reed Road. There, police found Williams suffering from gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.
109. Ernest E. Gibson, 63, on Sept. 22
Police were dispatched at about 12:45 a.m. to the area of East 69th Street and Jackson Avenue on a shooting call where they found a victim suffering from gunshot wounds in a nearby front yard. He was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later.
108. Annamarie Becchina, 34, on Sept. 20
Police responded about 10:45 p.m. on reports of gunfire in the 300 block of Van Brunt Boulevard. Arriving officers found a man and a woman who had been shot. They were taken to a hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead.
107. Stephen McKinzie, 29, on Sept. 15
At about 9:30 p.m., police heard gunshots near the department’s East Patrol Station. A short time later they found a shooting victim in the street near East 30th Street and Wabash Avenue. The victim, a man, died at the hospital.
106. Sheybeon Wyatt-Thompson, 29, on Sept. 12
Police were called around 10 p.m. Sept. 11 to the 6700 block of Manchester Avenue on a reported shooting where they found a man with gunshot wounds at the scene who was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. Around the same time, another car arrived at the hospital with another gunshot victim from the same shooting. That victim, Wyatt-Thompson, died the following day,
105. Foster Grant, 26, on Sept. 12
Gunshots were fired after 3 a.m. near Broadway Boulevard and Westport Road near Kansas City’s Westport entertainment district. Officers found a man in the street east of the intersection. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
104. Mortez Falkner, 32, on Sept. 8
A man was shot at about 12:10 a.m. just south of East 19th and Vine streets. He was taken to the hospital in a non-emergency vehicle where he later died, police said.
103. Dennis Trusewicz, 70, on Sept. 4
At about 9 a.m. on June 5, officers were sent to the 5600 block of Wabash Avenue where they found Trusewicz suffering from gunshot wounds. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and died on Sept. 4, police said. Trusewicz’s son was charged in his father’s death.
102. Tarey Johnson, 28, on Aug. 29
While responding to a call of a shooting just after 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 28, police found a Tarey Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds in front of a home in the 3000 block of Olive Street. Johnson, who was in critical condition, was taken to the hospital where he later died.
101. Kurreem Graves, 41, on Aug. 27
Police responding to reports of shots fired during a disturbance just after 2:15 a.m. found Kurreem Graves suffering from a gunshot wound in the 7900 block of E 112th Street. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene.
100. Randi Smith, 27, on Aug. 24
Police responded about 8 p.m. to reports of an injury crash on Independence Avenue just west of Garfield Avenue. Arriving officers found Smith inside a car that had crashed and was on its side. Smith, who had been shot, was pronounced dead at the scene.
99. Vincent Bell, 50, on Aug. 21
Officers were called at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday to the area of East 118th Place and Delmar Drive on a call of a disturbance outdoors. They found a man suffering from what are believed to be stab wounds. He died at a hospital.
98. Damario L. Gentry, 15, on Aug. 21
Officers were called about 7:45 p.m. Saturday to a shooting in front of a home in the 3500 block of Agnes Avenue, where they found the young teen on a front porch suffering from gunshot wounds. He was the 10th child to die by homicide this year in the city.
97. Fred Brewster, 18, on Aug. 8
Officers responded before 1 p.m. to the Extended Stay in the 500 block of East 105th Street, where they found a shooting victim who died in a hotel room. A suspect was taken into custody.
96. Blake Whitman, 35, on Aug. 8
Officers were called just after 12:30 a.m. to the 5200 block of Wayne Avenue on a report of a shooting. There, police found two shooting victims in a vehicle. One was declared dead at the scene. The other was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
95. Sergio Esquievel, 25, on Aug. 7
A man was shot and killed just before 11 p.m. outside the QuikTrip at 3103 Southwest Boulevard. Police said they believe an argument led up to the shooting. A person of interest was detained.
94. Lionell Hamilton, 19, on Aug. 6
Police were called just after 9:15 p.m. to the 12100 block of East 43rd Street on a reported shooting. Officers found a man outside of a nearby business with gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital and died there.
93. Maurice Moore, 40, on Aug. 6
Police were called just after 9 p.m. to the 3600 block of Woodland Avenue on a report of shots fired. Officers found a man with apparent gunshot wounds in a vehicle. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.
92. Andre Miller, 35, on Aug. 5
Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. to the Wornall Estates townhomes in the 13200 block of Wornall Road on reports of shots being fired inside a home during a disturbance. The victim died at the scene.
90. Mona Lisa Bruce, 30, and 91. Jamell Funderburke, 31 on Aug. 2
Bruce and Funderburke appeared to have been shot when officers found them just after 6 a.m. at the Citadel Apartments in the 1600 block of Citadel Drive. People who called 911 said they heard a verbal argument followed by the sound of gunshots, police said. The victims died at the scene.
89. Richard Hardin, 21, on July 31
Just before 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of East 40th Street and Wabash Avenue on a call of gunshots, police said. A shooting victim was found unresponsive at the southeast corner of the intersection. He later died at the hospital.
88. Xavier Matthews, 28, on July 31
Kansas City police officers responded to the 5200 block of East 28th Terrace on a disturbance call involving gunshots about 4:30 a.m. While police were still investigating, a shooting victim arrived at a hospital and said he had been shot at that location. Police then checked inside the homes and in one house found a man who had been shot. He was declared dead at the scene.
87. Charles Irving, 39, on July 29
Officers were called to an apartment in the the 100 block of West 39th Street at around 3:45 a.m where Charles Irving, 39, was found unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene. Detectives believe his death was not natural, police said, and that the “circumstances are suspicious” based on a preliminary investigation.
86. Jose Fuentes, 33, on July 29
Officers responded to the intersection of 17th Street and Belmont Avenue on July 20 in response to a shooting involving two cars. Fuentes, an uninvolved bystander, was found shot in the head in the 1600 block of Belmont. He was taken to a hospital, where he died nine days later.
85. Marcus Jimenez, 39, on July 23
Officers responded to a reported shooting just before 3 a.m. in the 7000 block of Monroe Avenue and found a man who had been shot. Emergency medical crews pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.
84. Duan Jones, 34, on July 21
Police responded just after 2 a.m. to the area of 114th Street and Eastern Avenue near Ruskin Way Park on a report of shots being fired in the area. Officers in the area on a separate call heard the gunfire and also responded, finding the Jones who was pronounced dead at the scene.
83. Robin Strother, 18, on July 16
Police opened a homicide investigation after an officer on patrol discovered a body in the roadway of Blue Ridge Road’s underpass at Bannister Road. Detectives determined the circumstances surrounding the death were suspicious. The cause of death and injuries were not immediately known to police.
80. Shirley Muhammad, 81. Jaelin Ransom and 82. Tyla Ransom, on July 15
Three adults were found dead in a home in the 3200 block of Woodland Avenue after a concerned family member contacted police worried about their welfare. All three are considered homicides, according to police.
79. Angel Ramos-Negron, 25, on July 12
Officers responded to a shooting call just after 9:30 a.m. in the area of 16th Street and Oakley Avenue. Residents directed officers to a vehicle that had crashed into a fence and power lines near an alley behind a home. The victim died at the scene.
78. Leonard Ellis, 51, on July 11
Officers responded to a shooting about 4:15 p.m. in the 3000 block of Kensington Avenue, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds outside. He later died at a hospital.
77. De’Angelo Wallace, 28, on July 5
Kansas City police responded to a shooting call shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday where they found a man unresponsive on the corner of the intersection of 12th and Locust streets. Emergency responders pronounced De’Angelo Wallace dead at the scene.
76. Bryant Boyd, 27, on July 3
Kansas City police were called just after 11 p.m. to the area of East 40th Street and Willow Avenue where they found Boyd suffering from gunshot wounds in a parking lot. he was declared dead at the scene. Witnesses said they heard an argument followed by gunshots.
75. Darron Mitchem, 36, on June 29
Officers were called at about 8 a.m. to the Sheraton Suites County Club Plaza in the 700 block of West 47th Street on a shooting call where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the lobby. He was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later. One person was taken into custody near the scene.
74. Evonne Cruz, 43, on June 27
Officers were sent to a call of a shooting and crash at about 9:30 p.m. in the area of East 9th Street and Prospect Avenue. There, they found Cruz suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that had crashed. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died. Officers at the same time were dispatched to another shooting call at a home in the 2600 block of East 9th Street where police found a man who appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
73. Erron I Holley, 49, on June 27
Officers were called at 2:30 a.m. to Independence and Lawn avenues on reports of a shooting. Police arriving at the scene found a man in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to the hospital where he was later declared dead.
72. Ronnell Buchanan, 27, on June 27
Officers were called at about 12:15 a.m. to an apartment complex near East 80th and Campbell streets after multiple people called 911 saying they’d heard the “sounds of a disturbance” outside one of the buildings. They found a man with fatal injuries. He was declared dead at a hospital.
71. Vernie Stewart, 40, on June 24
Police said an unknown person or persons shot the victim about 10 p.m. in front of a home in the 1100 block of West 40th Street. He later died at a hospital.
70. Ja’len Scott-Jackson, 22, on June 22
Police said a man in his 20s was killed after someone shot into a home he was in at about 4 a.m. in the 1900 block of East 24th Terrace. He died a short time later at the hospital.
69. Derrick Williams, 45, on June 15
Derrick Williams was shot and killed before 3:10 p.m. in the 3600 block of Olive Street. He died at the scene.
68. Terry Brown, 62, death ruled homicide June 14
Officers responded to a medical emergency call on the morning of April 28 in the 3600 block of East 29th Street, where they found 62-year-old Terry Brown unresponsive on a home’s porch.
67. Andrea Dean, 32, on June 13
Officers responded about 10 a.m. to the 4300 block of East Linwood Boulevard where they found a woman who had been fatally shot inside a home.
66. Terrell Bell, 15, on June 8
A juvenile was taken to a hospital at about 2:40 p.m. after being shot near East 109th Street and Sycamore Terrace, near Sycamore Park, police said. The victim later died.
65. Lavance Jones, 30, on June 8
At about 2 p.m., a shooting left two people wounded — one with injuries considered to be life-threatening — near East 52nd Street and Euclid Avenue, according to police. The victims were taken to a hospital where one later died. The other suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
64. Jose Lugo, 52, on June 8
Kansas City officers responded around 1:35 p.m. to the 3500 block of Independence Avenue, where they found a gunshot victim . That person has since died, police said, adding that a suspect approached the victim, shot the victim, then fled.
63. Rickey Bishop, 56, on June 3
Police responded to a cutting at about 7:52 p.m. June 2 in the 3100 block of Highland Avenue. There they found Bishop inside a home suffering from an “apparent laceration.” He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
62. Ahmad Cartwright, 29, on May 31
Police were called shortly before 2 a.m. on reports of shots being fired. A man was found shot and killed in a vacant lot in the 3700 block of Montgall Avenue.
61. Andrew Wheeler, 42, on May 27
Police responded to calls just after 7 a.m. reporting that a man was found unresponsive inside a home in the 2500 block of East 68th Terrace. The man had been shot to death.
60. Annetreuna Bowden, 17, on May 27
Police responding to several reports of multiple shots being fired found the body of a juvenile in the common area of an entryway of a building at the Stonegate Meadows Apartments in the 10500 block of East 42nd Street on Kansas City’s east side.
59. Kailey Love, 18, on May 23
Officers were called at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday to the area of East Winner Road and Wallace Avenue, where an 18-year-old woman was fatally shot. One person was in custody.
58. Terese Jacks, 61, on May 19
Police responded to Hyde Park Place apartments near 37th Street and Gillham Road to investigate the report of people arguing followed by the sound of gunfire. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
57. Gilberto D. Gutierrez, 52, on May 11
Police found Gilberto Gutierrez’s body on May 17 near 56th Terrace and Elmwood Avenue. He was reported missing Police opened a homicide investigation saying hnis disappearance a week earlier was under suspicious circumstances.
56. Chandler Brewer, 22, on May 8
A man was found fatally shot outside a Kansas City apartment complex just after midnight in the 8800 block of Crystal Lane.
55. Justin Gibson, 41, on May 6
Kansas City police had been conducting a suspicious death investigation after being called at about 6 a.m. to meet firefighters at a car fire in the 8100 block of Indiana Avenue. Firefighters told police there was a person dead inside the vehicle.
About an hour earlier, police had responded to reports of gunfire in the 8500 block of Euclid Avenue. Arriving officers found a man outside with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital. Police determined that the two cases are connected and the suspicious death is now being investigated as a homicide.
54. Elijaah Boston, 18, on May 5
Officers were sent just after 10 p.m. to the 11100 block of Hillcrest Road on a shots fired call, police said. There, they found a victim in the street who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound. EMS arrived and declared Boston dead at the scene.
53. Marc A. Davis, 32, on May 5
A man was found shot in a parking lot following an argument at about 9:30 p.m. at a business in the 4200 block of Blue Parkway, police said. Davis was declared dead at the hospital.
52. Hanad A. Abdiaziz, 25, on May 1
Kansas City police fatally shot an armed suspect at about 6:12 pm. near Maple Boulevard and East Missouri Avenue while following a lead in a double homicide from the night prior, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is investigating the fatal police shooting.
50. Abdulwahid Abdulaziz, 16, and 51. Abdirahman Abdulaziz, 14, on April 30
Officers were called at about 11:30 p.m. to the area of East 8th and Olive streets on a reported shooting. There, police said they found two juvenile victims with gunshot wounds just outside of an apartment. Police said the victims were killed in a domestic dispute involving a family member. The teenagers were shot after returning home from the Ramadan service.
49. Edwin Cox Jr., 27, on April 29
Officers responded just before 3 a.m. to the East Hills Village Apartments in the 7600 block of Monroe Avenue where they found a man who had been shot. Based on an initial investigation, police believe there was an ongoing feud among people who lived in the apartment.
48. Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, on April 26
Okeson-Haberman, a reporter with KCUR, was found wounded on April 23 in her first-floor apartment in the 2900 block of Lockridge Avenue, police said. Detectives believe Okeson-Haberman was inside her apartment when a bullet was fired from outside the building.
47. Gary Taylor, 34, on April 25
Police were called to the area of Kansas City’s historic 18th & Vine District just after 10 p.m. Sunday on a shooting call. There, at the intersection of 19th and Vine streets, they found four injured adults. One of the victims, Taylor, died at the hospital.
46. Phillip Hudson, 43, on April 25
Police were called after 5 a.m. to East 29th Street and Jackson Avenue on reported gunshots. Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds about a block east inside a vehicle at East 29th Street and Kensington Avenue. He died at the scene.
45. Marquis Hooker, 20, on April 19
Officers were sent to the 6700 block of the Paseo on a shooting call at about 12:45 a.m. While officers were on their way, they were told that three shooting victims had arrived at a nearby hospital. One was pronounced dead and the two others were treated for gunshot wounds.
44. Deontae Thomas, 14, on April 18
Police were called to the Hometowne Studios hotel at 4301 North Corrington Ave. for a shooting around 7 p.m. on April 17. Arriving officers found 14-year-old Deontae Thomas inside the location suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery, but he died the following day.
43. Michelle Long, 35, on April 15
Police were called around 10 a.m. to the 10600 block of East 98th Terrace in response to a welfare check. Arriving officers found Michelle Long dead on the floor of a bedroom in her apartment with apparent bruises on her head and body and a bloodied face. Anthony D. Jones, 35, of Kansas City, Kansas, is facing a charge of second-degree murder in her killing.
42. Darryl L. King, 25, on April 3
Police were called after 8:30 p.m. to the 6000 block of Highland Avenue where they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
40. Mia Sheridan, 22, and 41. Joshua Gilmore-Harris, 22, on April 1
Mia Sheridan and Joshua Gilmore-Harris, both 22 years old, were found shot to death in a vehicle in Kansas City near the intersection of 68th Street and Walrond Avenue. The Kansas City Police Department was called to the area for a reported shooting and found the victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel arrived but both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
39. Malcolm Johnson, 31, on March 25
Malcolm Johnson, 31, was shot and killed by a Kansas City police officer around 6 p.m. inside a gas station convenience store in the 6200 block of South Prospect Avenue. As two officers were attempting an arrest, police said Johnson drew a handgun and shot an officer in the leg. The officer returned fire and fatally shot Johnson, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is investigating.
38. Michael Uttley, 34, on March 21
Michael Uttley was shot to death about 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of South White Avenue in the city’s South Indian Mound neighborhood. Police were looking for two suspects.
36. Dominique Nelson, 15, and 37. Dominik Simmons, 16, on March 20
A teenage girl, Dominique Nelson, was fatally shot just after 10 p.m. when an “outside disturbance” broke out between two small groups near East 73rd Street and Norton Avenue. A second homicide victim, a teenage boy, was found the next afternoon. He was identifed as Dominik Simmons.
35. Byren Dennie, 31, on March 20
Officers responded to the area of 44th Street and Woodland Avenue at about 6 a.m. to investigate a disturbance involving multiple people fighting in the street. The victim had been shot and was in the street. He later died at the hospital.
34. Bruce E. Baker, 60, on March 19
Officers were called to the 7400 block of East 102nd Street at about 6:30 p.m. to check on a person’s welfare. They then found the Bruce Baker dead and the initial investigation indicates a homicide.
33. Edwyn Roland, 37, on March 16
The Kansas City Fire Department was working to extinguish a fire at about 9 p.m. at a home in the 2900 block of Wabash Avenue. There, they found a man dead inside the house, police said. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
32. Gregory Harper, 41, on March 16
A triple shooting March 6 on Agnes Avenue left two men dead and one critically injured, Kansas City police said at the time. The third victim, Harper, later died from his injuries, police said.
31. Caleb Meroney, 29, on March 12
Officers responded to a call for service shortly after 5:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of N. Wyoming Court. The call was upgraded to a shooting while the officers were en route. Arriving officers found a person dead at the scene.
30. Andrew Haines, 18, on March 11
Officers responded to a medical call about 9:30 p.m. in the area of East 116th Terrace and Troost Avenue. Arriving officers found a man inside a vehicle who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
29. Sawyer Oliver, infant, on March 9
Officers responded just after 6: 15 a.m. to the 5400 block of Harrison Street on report of a 4-month-old boy who wasn’t breathing. The infant died at the hospital after suffering from a forehead injury, complex skull fracture, brain bleed and chest trauma.
28. Deja Veal, 25, on March 10
Just before 10 p.m., officers patrolling the area of East 6th Street and Prospect Avenue heard gunshots. After canvassing the area they found a shooting victim believed to be a woman lying in the street in the 500 block of Wabash Avenue.
26, 27. Joseph Smith, 64, and Curtis Thompkins, 33, on March 6
Police were called to an outdoor disturbance at about 8:40 p.m. in the 5000 block of Agnes Avenue. Once there, police found two men dead from gunshot wounds in front of a home near East 51st Street and Agnes Avenue. Another shooting victim was found nearby and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police said the disturbance stemmed from a fender bender crash.
25. Devin L. Smith, 31, on March 4
Officers were called shortly before 1 p.m. on a report of gunfire to the area of East 33rd Street and and Montgall Avenue, police said. There they found a man unresponsive in the front yard of a home.
23, 24. Kristopher Lunsford-Barrett, 23, and Kyle Gerhardt, 21, on March 1
Police responded to Anderson and Norton avenues about 5 p.m. to reports of a car crash and shooting. Two people were dead inside the vehicle. Police believe an unknown suspect, or suspects, fired multiple rounds at the vehicle.
22. Tony B. Nichols, 22, on Feb. 28
Officers were called before 10 a.m. to an apartment building at Gillham Road and Armour Boulevard, where they found a man inside who had been shot. He died at the scene.
21. Dominick Troy, 34, on Feb. 28
Officers were called to a reported “cutting” at an apartment complex at 115 Northwest Harlem Road just after 5 a.m. The victim died at a hospital. Witnesses told detectives they heard gunshots, but the victim’s cause of death was still being investigated.
20. Devin L. Dawkins, 27, on Feb. 28
Officers responded before 4 a.m. to the area of East 12th Street and Grand Boulevard near the Power & Light District. There, officers found one person inside a vehicle who had been fatally shot and another gunshot victim who was found sitting outside the vehicle.
19. Darrion Wright, 29, on Feb. 21
A man was found dead at about 3 p.m. near a basketball court at Minor Park near Red Bridge Road and Blue River Road. Police initially announced a suspicious death investigation was underway, but later ruled the death a homicide.
17, 18. Khasheme Strother, 35, and Raymon Hill, 19, on Feb. 17
Police responded to the 1900 block of West Pennway Terrace just before 2 p.m. on a reported shooting where they found a man and a woman who were declared dead at the scene. A third person was injured and taken to the hospital.
16. Johnny Sanders, 30, on Feb. 17
A man was found in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds just after midnight at 114th Street and Sycamore Terrace. He was declared dead at the scene.
15. Stephanie Hunt, 57, on Feb. 12
Police were called to a disturbance at the Greens Apartments in the 9400 block of Newton Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. where they found a woman in an apartment. The preliminary investigation indicated she was stabbed.
14. Tyreze Williams, 31, on Feb. 7
Police responded to a parking lot near Westport Road and Southwest Traffickway where they found a shooting victim. He was transported in critical condition. On Feb. 12, police said Williams had died.
13. Charles Harris, 48, on Feb. 7
Just after 4 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 4000 block of Wabash Avenue where they found a man shot inside a home. He was declared dead at the scene.
12. Dionte Harris, 39, on Feb. 4
A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a shooting at about 3 p.m. inside a home in the 8100 block of Lydia Avenue. The man died at the scene; the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
11. Kelly Randolph, 34, on Feb. 3
Police responded before midnight to the area of East 75th Terrace and Lydia Avenue on a shooting call. They found Randolph outside a home suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he died soon after.
10. Rontez Stephens, 29, on Jan. 30
Officers were called to the intersection of 19th Street and Kensington Avenue just before 3 a.m. on a reported shooting. When they arrived, officers found the man east of the intersection suffering from gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.
9. Shi’on Kendall-Hodge, 20, on Jan. 28
Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the area of 54th and North Summit. Kendall-Hodge was located outside an apartment building. He was declared dead at the scene.
8. Charles Blakey, 38, on Jan. 26
Police responded just after 9 p.m. to the 2800 block of Indiana Avenue where a victim had crashed a vehicle into a home. Blakey was pronounced dead at the scene.
7. Keith Lars, 36, on Jan. 13
Officers were initially called just after 12:30 pm to the 3100 block of Thompson Avenue on a disturbance that was later upgraded to a shooting call. There, police found evidence of a crime scene, but didn’t find any victims. Shortly after, they were directed to Admiral Boulevard and Virginia Avenue where members of the fire department were flagged down by a man in a vehicle who had been shot. The victim, Lars, was declared dead at the scene.
6. Linda Gantt, 60, on Jan. 12
Police responded about 2 p.m. to East 37th and Olive Streets where they found a woman with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital and died later of her injuries.
5. Jayson Ugwuh, 16, on Jan. 10
Officers responded to a shooting just after 7:15 p.m. in the 5600 block of Paloma Avenue where they found Ugwuh suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died at the hospital.
4. Myronta Jackson, 29, on Jan. 9
Officers responded to a shooting just after 12 p.m. in the 11400 block of Grandview Road, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on the ground in a parking lot. He died at a hospital Jan. 10.
3. Richard Minor, 28, on Jan. 9
Police responded to East 55th Street and Cypress Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday where they found one man with gunshot wounds in a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
2. Jeffery Brown, 26, on Jan. 8
Police responded to the 6500 block of East 10th Street just before 1 p.m. on Friday where they found a man with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
1. Frank W. Peters, 35, on Jan. 6
A man was found suffering from gunshot wounds around 10 p.m. in the 1400 block of Oak Street. He was taken to the hospital where he later died, police said. A second man was also taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Kansas City, Kansas
51. Patricia Panijan, 85, on Dec. 24
After a caller heard gunshots fired, officers responded at 9:22 p.m. and found one person dead and a second suffering from gunshot wounds inside a residence near the 2900 block of North 73rd Street, police said. No suspect information was immediately available.
50. Carlos Ambriz, 16, on Dec. 22
Police were dispatched to the 2700 block of Steward Avenue where they found a male juvenile with gunshot wounds. There were no suspects in custody.
49. Ximena Aceves, 18, on Dec. 2
A homicide was investigated in the 1400 block of Southwest Blvd.
48. Hugo Hernandez-Vasquez, 16, on Dec. 3
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department was dispatched at 10:53 p.m. to the 1400 block of Southwest Blvd. Officers found multiple people with injuries. One person who was transported died after arriving at an area hospital.
47. Cariya Reed, 7, on Dec. 1
About 8:45 a.m., members of the sheriff’s office went to a nearby apartment complex near North 55th Street and Everett Avenue. A suspect had barricaded himself inside the apartment with two children. Once inside, police found the children and the suspect. The suspect and girl were dead and the boy, who had been shot, was taken to a hospital.
46. Lionel A. Womack, 36, on Nov. 22
Kansas City, Kansas police fatally shot a man during an encounter described by authorities as a fight during which a police officer’s gun was wrestled away. Two officers were dispatched on a suspicious person call and approached the man as he was standing in the middle of North 57th Street near Tauromee Avenue. An altercation began between the three that ended with Womack being shot. He was taken to an area hospital and died there.
45. Emeleigh Wilson, 36, on Nov. 17
Police were called on a reported shooting around 7:18 p.m. to the 1600 block of Walker Avenue, where they found a gunshot victim who was taken to a hospital. Police later found a deceased person in a vehicle roughly a mile away near the intersection of 15th Street and Waverly Avenue.
44. Damon Irvin, 35, on Nov. 1
Police investigated a homicide in the 900 block of Washington.
43. Raudaga Farrow, 25, on Nov. 2
Police investigated a homicide in the 900 block of Washington.
42. Isidoro Garcia-Jimenez, 42, on Oct. 27
Officers responded to the 7900 block of Sandusky Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the victim dead in the driveway. A woman has been charged with murder.
41. Anthony Pier, 36, on Oct. 25
Police responded to a homicide in the 4300 block of Farrow Lane.
40. Brandon Moss, 30, on Oct. 10
Officers arrived to the 2100 block of West 42nd Avenue and found evidence that a shooting had occurred but were unable to locate a victim. Kansas City, Kansas police then received word that a man had died of gunshot wounds in a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Police say he presented himself at the hospital. Detectives later determined that the shooting victim who died there was the same person shot at the 2100 block of West 42nd Avenue.
39. Gail Horton, 42, on Oct. 9
Police responded at 3 a.m. to a suspicious activity call in the 3100 block of Minnesota Avenue. When officers arrived, they were taken to an apartment where they found a deceased female. A person of interest was taken into custody.
38. Michael L. Walker, Jr., 40, on Oct. 10
A homicide occurred in the 4000 block of South Thompson.
37. Joshua D. Gibson, 25, on Oct. 4
Officers responded to the shooting about 8:15 p.m. in the 300 block of North 18th Street. When officers arrived, they discovered a man who had been shot. He was taken to an area hospital where he died about two hours later from his injuries.
36. Lemont Meade, 38, on Oct. 2
At 11:59 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call in the 4300 block of State Avenue, where they discovered a man with an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he died.
35. Tyrelle Baker, 40, on Oct. 1
At about 7:30 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call in the 2100 block of North 33rd Street, where they found a man who had been shot. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
34. Keyanha Johnson, 35, on Sept. 26
An investigation began Sept. 26 at 1500 North 51st and became a homicide case when Johnson died Oct. 12.
33. Lillian V. Jackson, 61, on Sept. 18
Police responded to a shooting call at North 3rd Street and Richmond Avenue at about 3:58 p.m. When police arrived, they discovered a Black female dead inside of a vehicle.
32. Travis Eugene Bowman, 27, on Sept. 4
A man was found shot just after 10:30 p.m. in the 2200 block of Silver Court. He was taken to the hospital where he later died, police said. One person is in custody.
31. Johnnie Roades, 19, on Aug. 31
Police responded to a homicide at Cleveland and Brickel.
30. Ricardo Salazar, 38, on Aug. 15
A homicide was investigated in the 8700 block of State Ave.
29. Skyler Needham on Aug. 15
Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputies responded about 5:23 a.m. to Matney Park near Shawnee Drive and South 39th Street on a shooting. They found a man in a car inside the park who had been shot several times.
28. Gatlin White, 15, on Aug. 5
Investigators responded to a homicide at South 63rd and Holliday Drive.
27. Daniel Cervantes-Guillen, 34, on Aug. 5
Police were called to 6800 Kaw Drive to investigate Cervantes-Guillen’s homicide.
26. Raymond Ross, 17, on Aug. 4
Police were called around 4 a.m. to the 600 block of Rowland Avenue on a reported shooting. A person was found dead when officers arrived.
25. Sherman Tisdale, 30, on July 30
Police are investigating a homicide in the area of N. 72nd Street and Splitlog Circle. Officers found a man in his mid to late 30s dead, lying in the backyard of a home.
23. Jordan Horton, 24, and 24. and Heather Miller, 22, on July 29
Horton and Miller were found dead as officers responded to a welfare check about 11:15 a.m. at the Cambridge at River Oaks Apartments at North 70th and Riverview Avenue. Police initially called it a death investigation, but later said it had turned into a homicide investigation. The victims had been dead for several days before their bodies were found, according to a preliminary investigation.
22. William Larry Johnson, 49, on July 29
Officers responded to a reported shooting at about 4:20 a.m. inside a home in the 1100 block of Freeman Avenue where they found the victim. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
20. Christian Franco, 22, and 21. Jesus Quintero, 23, on July 16
Police found two men fatally shot inside a crashed car in the 700 block of Pawnee Avenue around 5 a.m. after a man arriving at work saw them and called 911. Both were declared dead at the scene.
19. Ashley Jones, 37, on July 8
The shooting of 37-year-old Ashley Jones was reported about 9:40 a.m. Thursday in the 1400 Block of North Eighth Street in Kansas City, Kansas, police said.
18. Patrick Lenning, 67, on July 3
Police responded to a homicide at North 77th and State.
17. Dennis Delgado, 60, on June 25
Delgado was shot and killed during an encounter with police after he allegedly tried to break into a home and then engaged officers with a gun at about 4:15 p.m. when they arrived outside of the residence near the intersection of 50th and Vista Street, police said.
16. Dario Dominguez, 25, on June 20
A carjacking suspect who exchanged gunfire with police officers died at a hospital after he was shot be police at about 11:47 a.m. near 18th Street and Parallel Parkway. The incident began with a chase in Kansas City, Missouri, that continued into Kansas City, Kansas, and ended when the suspect’s vehicle crashed behind a convenience store, police said. He then fled on foot at which point he exchanged gunfire with police.
15. Darrin Fry, 18, on June 19
Officers were called to a home in the 400 block of Barber Ct. just before 1:30 a.m. on a shooting. When they arrived they found the victim, a male in his late teens who had been shot. He was declared dead at the scene.
14. Kyle E. Slater, 45, June 14
Officers were called before 7:15 a.m. to the 3100 block of Kimball Avenue, where they found a man in his 40s inside a vehicle. He had been shot.
13. Serberthia Bassett, 64, June 12
The woman was found dead near a boat ramp in Kansas City, Kansas.
12. Kaden Bauswell, 15, on June 8
Officers responded to a report of shots fired just before noon in the 6600 block of Cleveland Avenue, police said. There they found a boy who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he died. The shooting, which was near Hazel Grove Elementary School, forced the building into lockdown.
11. Darrell Krulic, 25, on May 25
Officers responded to the 1300 block of South 29th Street around 4:30 p.m. after two men were shot outside of a residence there. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to an area hospital for medical treatment. Police were looking for a third person suspected of shooting both men.
10. Francisco Herrera-Flores, 38, on May 11
Officers responded to the scene about 1:30 p.m. and found Herrera-Flores dead after a shooting in the 4100 block of Sortor Drive. Guadalupe Benitez-Pizarro of New Mexico has been charged with second-degree felony murder in the killing.
9. Louis Herrera-Aguirre, 26, on April 24
Officers responded to 10th and Central on a homicide and Herrera-Aguirre was identified as the victim.
8. Teresa Jones, 50, on April 11
Officers were called shortly after 4:55 p.m. to an apartment complex at 15 N. 10th St., where they found a woman dead inside an apartment. The suspect fled the area on foot and was taken into custody a “short time” later.
7. Kevin Rogers, 58, on April 9
Police were called around 4:14 p.m. in reference to a shooting near the front yard of a home in the 800 block of Barnett Avenue. Responding officers found Rogers dead outside his residence of a single gunshot wound, police said. Authorities have charged Curtis Lee Stacker II, 44, in Rogers’ killing.
6. Marlon Gatlin, 41, on April 9
Police were called to a residence in the 2200 block of Birch Street for reports of a shooting. Arriving officers found Gatlin inside an apartment with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested a suspect who left on foot shortly after the shooting occurred.
5. Mark Winner, 50, on March 31
Police responded to the 6400 block of Farrow Avenue at around 3:15 p.m. Multiple shots were fired following an argument on the block. Winner was fatally struck by a stray bullet while he was in his nearby home, police said.
4. Luis Castro, 59, on March 21
Police were called at about 7:30 p.m. to the area of North 47th Street and Parallel Parkway on a shooting. The victim, a man in his late 50s, was found in front of a business, police said. He died at the hospital.
3. Henry Montes, 40, on Jan. 30
A man in his 40s was found dead about 5 p.m. Saturday in a home in the 1800 block of Minnesota Avenue. Police were looking for a suspect, whom they said was a person of interest in the homicide and the possible kidnapping of a 37-year-old woman.
2. Clinton Sherwood, 18, on Jan. 15
Police were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 600 block of Freeman Drive on a report of shots fired. The teen was found inside the residents with apparent gunshot wounds.
1. Mustaffa J. Muhammad, 53, on Jan. 1
A man was found with an apparent gunshot wound in the snow Friday near 44th Street and Parallel Parkway. He was believed to have been shot in the early-morning hours, though no additional details were released.
Raytown
6. Jonice Burks, 23, on Nov. 30
Police responding to a report of gunfire found a woman shot to death inside a parked car near 74th Street and Raytown Road. One man was taken into custody.
5. Unknown man on May 16
Officers were called at about 7:25 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots fired at a home in the 6800 block of Hawthorne Avenue. There, police found a man who had been shot inside a vehicle. He died at the scene.
4. Unknown man on Feb. 24
Police responded shortly before 2 a.m. to a disturbance where the sound of gunfire was reported at a home in the 9000 block of East 87th Street. Arriving officers found the victim, who was taken to the hospital where he died.
3. Unknown man on Feb. 5
One male was killed and a teenager female was injured in a shooting just before 2 a.m. at Sarah Colman-Livengood Park at 5901 Lane Avenue, police said. They were found in a vehicle.
1 & 2. Kenneth McKenzie, 69, and Etta McKenzie, 62, on Jan. 13
Husband and wife Kenneth McKenzie, 69, and Etta McKenzie, 62, were killed and another injured in a shooting at a home in the 8300 block of Hedges Avenue, police said. Officer were called to the house just before 2 a.m. where they heard gunshots. A standoff ensued after a man refused to leave the home. Police eventually entered the residence and found two victims who had been shot.
Independence
10. Unknown victim on June 23
A teenage girl was found shot dead inside an Independence residence as police were responding to a “nature unknown” call in the 2300 block of South Crescent Avenue, the police department said.
9. Ales L. Carr, 30, on June 21
Officers responded to Centerpoint Medical Center at about 12:30 a.m. after a woman with a gunshot wound to the head was dropped off near the ambulance entrance. She died a short time later. The shooting is believed to have taken place at a residence in Independence, the police department said.
7 and 8. Unknown victims, on May 23
Officers were called to a vehicle crash at 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of South Ash Avenue, where they found a man and a woman inside a vehicle that had smashed into an empty, parked vehicle. Both had been shot and later died.
6. Kentral Gray, on May 22
At about 5:30 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the 3800 block of South Blue Ridge Boulevard. Inside a residence, police found 20-year-old Kentral Gray, who had been shot. He was pronounced dead.
5. Elijah Lockhart, 17, on April 28
Police responded to a shots fired call just before 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of South Crescent Avenue. There, they found someone dead outside a house. Two men have been charged.
4. Unknown man, 35, on April 1
Officers fatally shot a man who allegedly was firing a rifle into a home near E. 8th Street and S. Carlisle Avenue about 11:20 p.m. during an ongoing dispute with a neighbor. A police officer was shot in the head during the an exchange of gunfire, but was released from the hospital hours later.
3. Unknown victim on March 16
Officers were notified of a shooting at about 7:53 p.m. at a QuikTrip located just off of U.S. 24 Highway, near Missouri 291. Police found a shooting victim outside the gas station. They were declared dead at the scene.
2. Tomas Galvan on March 8
Officers were called at about 4:25 a.m. to a hotel room in the 15000 block of East U.S. 40 Highway, near Phelps Road, on a shooting. There they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
1. Nathan L. Looker, 41, on Feb. 9
Police said a man was found dead at about 1:30 a.m. inside a home in the 11200 block of East 20th Street South in Independence.
Grandview
2. Lantz Stephenson Jr., 17, on May 16
Officers responded to a park in the 13600 block of Byars Road following a call of a suicidal person armed with a gun who wanted to confront police. When they arrived, police say he “aggressively approached officers” with what was believed to be a handgun. Two officers fired, fatally striking the boy. He was taken to a hospital and died there. The weapon Stephenson was armed with was later identified as a BB gun.
1. Unknown victim, on May 2
Officers responded to a reported shooting about 1:40 p.m. in the area of Byars Road and East 129th Street, where they found a shooting victim dead in a crashed vehicle.
Raymore
1. Katie M. Kellen, 39, on July 8
Officers were summoned to a residence in 300 block of Lakeshore Drive to investigate the homicide of a woman found inside. No other details were released. The KC Metro Squad was activated to assist with the investigation.
Prairie Village
1. John Hoffman, 70, on May 1
Officers were called shortly before 6:10 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 3700 block of West 75th Street, where they found the man dead in an apartment. He had been shot, police said.
Blue Springs
1. Gregory B. Marchand, 46, on Feb. 27
Police responded to the 700 block of NW Missouri 7 about 2:50 p.m. on a reported shooting where they found Marchand with a gunshot wound. He died of his injuries at a hospital.
Belton
2. Rahiem L. Pulce, 22, on July 24
One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting Saturday morning in Belton on Maggie Court. People involved in the shooting later arrived at Research Belton Medical Center and the QuikTrip near Missouri 58 and Bel-Ray Boulevard, according to the Belton Police Department.
1. Christopher Bell, 39, on Feb. 12
Police responding to a report of multiple shots being fired shortly before 12:30 a.m. found the body of a man in the parking lot to an apartment complex in the 8200 block of Spring Valley Road.
Jackson County
2. Douglas Halphin, 48, on Dec. 6
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man during an armed standoff in the 28900 block of Southeast Moreland School Road. Police were initially called to the area after receiving reports of the man firing a rifle into a residence there. He allegedly raised a rifle in a threatening manner toward officers before he was struck by a single fatal bullet.
1. Unknown victim on Feb. 12
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a shooting victim, who later died, was dropped off near the Inter City Fire Protection District Station about 8:20 p.m.
Clay County
1. Alesha Jane Reade, 45, on Feb. 11
Human remains, later identified as Reade, were found near Cameron Road and Easley Road. Reade, of Independence, had been missing since Feb. 9, police said.
Olathe
1 and 2. Unknown victims in their 40s on Nov. 20
Officers were called on a report of gunshots shortly before 1:30 a.m. to the 1000 block of East Fredrickson Drive. They discovered two people inside of a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Overland Park
1. Jeren Hinton, 35, on May 24
Officers responded shortly after 5:20 a.m. to Greenbrier Condominiums, in the 8500 block of West 85th Street, on reports of a single shot being fired. There, they found Hinton with a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.
Lenexa
1. Darren Dejuan Chandler, 34, on May 25
Chandler, of Nashville, was killed by officers early in the morning as police responded to calls of a disturbance between a man and a woman at the Extended Stay America hotel at 8015 Lenexa Drive. Police said Chandler shot at authorities after they kicked in the door to the hotel room he was in. They said they returned fire, killing him.
Leavenworth
3. Jerrold Rhodes, 44, on June 12
Rhodes was fatally stabbed about 1 a.m. at a residence in the 2500 block of Fourth Avenue, police said. His fiancée was arrested for a charge of second-degree murder.
2. Floyd Ross Jr., 31, on May 4
Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. to North Fourth and Kiowa streets after reports of gunshots in the area. They found Ross suffering from gunshot wounds. Cordell Marqueise Stewart, 21, of Leavenworth, was charged with first-degree murder.
1. BJ Henderson, 12, on April 14
Police received multiple 911 calls at about 6:45 p.m. of a possible shooting at the Kare Pharmacy in the 2500 block of South Fourth Street. Henderson was taken to Children’s Mercy, where he died.
Lee’s Summit
2. Randall Lord, 51, on Nov. 6
Officers received calls reporting gun shots fired in the parking lot of a Sonic on 3700 block of NE Ralph Powell Road. One man was found dead at the scene. There were many witnesses at the time of the incident. Police were still investigating.
1. Unknown male on Sept. 26
Officers were called to a disturbance at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Southwest Burningwood Drive where police found a male lying in the driveway. He had been shot, and was declared dead at the scene. One person was taken into custody.
Riverside
1. Unknown male on Oct. 9
Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded to reports that a person had been shot at a QuikTrip gas station located at 4600 NW Gateway Ave. When officers arrived, they found a victim who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound near a vehicle parked next to the gas pumps. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
This story was originally published January 11, 2021 at 1:25 PM.
