Kansas City metro records 183 homicides in 2025. Here are the details of each killing
Fatal shootings and homicides in Kansas City declined in 2024 from a record high the year prior. However, non-fatal shootings still soared and violent crime remained at consistently high levels. Last year, there were 147 killings in the city, according to data collected by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. Across the entire metro area, 190 people died by homicide.
The previous year — 2023 — was Kansas City’s deadliest on record. The city saw 185 killings that year, and more than 240 people died by homicide across the metro area. In 2020, the city’s second-deadliest year on record, there were 182 killings in Kansas City and 269 homicides when including surrounding cities.
This list for 2025 includes details of every homicide across the Kansas City metro area once they are reported by police. It includes when and where the victims died—and when made available—the names and ages of each victim.
The list will be updated throughout the year, with the most recent homicides at the top.
The Star counts fatal police shootings as homicides, which could mean a city’s total will differ from those kept by a city’s police department. Some homicides on the list may be judged by authorities as justifiable.
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141. Randy D. McKinney, 63, on July 3
At about 3:30 a.m. on July 3, officers responded to the 1800 block of Woodland Avenue in Kansas City’s Wendell Phillips neighborhood to investigate a report of shots being fired. There they found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries, and he was taken to a hospital.
On July 14, detectives were notified that the victim died of his injuries. The medical examiner’s office on Jan. 30 ruled McKinney’s death a homicide, and that he had died as a result of blunt force trauma, DiMartino said. The investigation into his death is ongoing.
140. Darian Barnes, 57, on Dec. 29
Police were called around 11:20 p.m. to a shooting at a home in the 4000 block of Arlington Ave. Inside the residence officers found two men and one woman. One of the men was unresponsive and declared dead at the scene. The other two were taken to the hospital and are in critical but stable condition.
Preliminary information indicates an argument began among the three people which escalated to gunfire between one or more of the victims and led to all three getting shot. Detectives are not seeking aditional suspects.
139. Luis Cruz, 54, on Dec. 27
Officers responded just before 2 a.m. to the 3900 block of St. John Avenue on a reported shooting. When they arrived, officers found 54-year-old Luis Cruz on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound.
Paramedics transported Cruz to a hospital with injures police believed to be life-threatening. Just before 3 a.m., medical staff pronounced the man dead.
A preliminary investigation indicates that there was an “interaction” between several people in the area before gunfire erupted and struck the man.
137. Damon L. Gully Jr., 17, and 138. Rickey T. Young, 24, on Dec. 26
Officers responded around 9:15 a.m. to the 7400 block of Chestnut Ave on a call about a disturbance. As officers were responding, the call was changed to a shooting.
Responding officers found two victims lying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics with the Kansas City Fire Department responded at the same time as officers. Despite life-saving measures, the paramedics pronounced the two dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicates there was a dispute over property just before the two victims were struck by gunfire.
136. Sherrie Baier, 52, on Dec. 22
Police found a woman inside a residence in the East Blue Valley neighborhood with “unknown bodily trauma” after they investigated a cutting in which another woman suffered serious injuries in a nearby neighborhood. Police were working to determine if the two incidents were related.
135. Johntrel L Vickers, 33, on Dec. 21
Police responded to the report of a shooting around 4:30 a.m. to the intersection of Admiral Boulevard and The Paseo and found a man lying in the street unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.
134. Demetrius Hall, 34, on Dec. 16
Officers were called to the 4000 block of Brooklyn Avenue after gunshot detection technology alerted police to gunfire in the Ivanhoe neighborhood. Police found Hall with multiple gunshot wounds in a vehicle.
133. Anthony S. Alexander, 39, on Dec. 9
Officers responded around 10:15 p.m. to the 3100 block of Kensington Ave after a caller asked for help for an unknown reason.
When they arrived, officers spoke to people in the area who heard the sound of a disturbance followed by what they thought could have been gunfire.
Officers checked the area and found a man lying unresponsive on the ground next to a residence. They rendered medical aid to the man until paramedics took over and pronounced him dead at the scene.
132. Michael G. Weintraub, 23, on Dec. 7
Police officers responded shortly before midnight to the Express Stop 5, a Phillips 66 gas station, to investigate a shooting in the 2900 block of Van Brunt Boulevard.
Arriving officers were unable to find a victim, but they found evidence of a possible crime scene. Shortly after midnight, police received a call from a hospital saying that a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds had been brought there. The victim died a couple of hours later.
131. Jerome A. Hawkins, 27, on Dec. 3
Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to the 2500 block of Hardesty Ave after a caller requested an ambulance for someone lying on the ground.
Officers found a man on the sidewalk, appearing to be suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics with the Kansas City Fire Department responded at the same time as officers and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
130. Elayjah Murray, 18, on Nov. 28
Elayjah Murray, 18, was reported missing by family members on Nov. 28. Independence police officers received a tip that Murray may have been shot in Independence, the woman was found dead in south Kansas City. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
Officers are still investigating the circumstances surrounding Murray’s death.
129. Jaquis Jones, 23, on Nov. 20
Officers responded just after 7:30 p.m. to E 55th Street and Wabash Ave on reports of the sound of gunshots. They found a vehicle in an alley in the middle of the block, said Capt. Jake Becchina, a police spokesman.
Inside the car, officers found Jones unresponsive suffering from gunshot wounds, Becchina said. Paramedics responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
128. Ke’Ron D. Brown, 18, on Nov. 18
Officers responded around 10:45 p.m. to the 8200 block of President Court on a sound of gunfire call.
Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds lying in the parking lot. Emergency medical services were called to the scene and paramedics transported the man to a hospital.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man who was shot had an interaction with people in the parking lot that escalated to gunfire. Unknown suspects then left the scene.
Detectives were later notified that the man died at the hospital from his injuries.
127. Craig Washington, 41, on Nov. 18
Officers responded around 8:40 p.m. to the 7000 block of Prospect Avenue on a call about a shooting. They were led inside a store where they found a man with gunshot wounds unresponsive on the ground.
Officers provided medical aid to the man while they called emergency medical services to the scene. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicates that there were numerous people inside the store when an interaction between the man and others escalated to gunfire, striking the man.
126. Bobby J. Brown, 36, on Nov. 7
Police were called to the area of East 39th Street and Chestnut Avenue in the Oak Park neighborhood on a shooting call and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on a sidewalk. He was declared dead at the scene.
125. Terrell Bullock, 43, on Oct. 29
Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 3000 block of Bellefontaine Avenue around 12:20 p.m. on reports of a shooting. There, they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. he was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
124. Vincent Taylor, 38, on Oct. 21
Police dispatchers sent officers just after 12:15 a.m. to the 900 block of Jefferson Street in the Quality Hill neighborhood after receiving a report of gunfire. While officers were on the way, police received more information that someone had been shot. Arriving officers found Vincent Taylor, 38, just inside an apartment building, suffering from gunshot wounds. He did not survive.
123. Jorden Wynn, 23, on Oct. 19
Officers working near Westport Road and Mill Street in Westport heard the sound of gunfire. They responded to a restaurant parking lot near there, where they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
122. Za’marion Taylor, 20, on Oct. 9
Police were called just before 6 p.m. to the 1300 block of Bannister Road on reports of a shooting at a convenience store. There, they found Za’marion Taylor, 20, suffering from a gunshot wound outside the business. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed Taylor had an altercation with an unknown suspect in the businesses’ parking lot that led to gunfire.
121. Ta’Kori Jones, 16, on Oct. 4
Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. to the 7100 block of Longview Road near Longview Tract Park on a reported shooting. There, they found 16-year-old Ta’Kori Jones with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died a few hours later. A preliminary investigation indicates there was an interaction between multiple people in the park nearby just before shots were fired, hitting Jones.
120. Brandon Stone, 39, on Sept. 29
At about 1:45 a.m., dispatchers sent officers to to investigated a reported shooting in the 1600 block of Drury Avenue in the city’s West Blue Valley neighborhood. People in the area flagged down officers, saying someone had been shot.
Officers found Stone, who was unresponsive and suffering from some type of trauma. They began rending medical aid, but emergency medical crews who arrived pronounced him dead at the scene. Police have not identified a suspect and no arrests have been made.
119. Lashon L. Campbell, 25, on Sept. 27
At about 11:15 p.m., dispatchers sent officers to investigate a report of gunfire in the area of 5200 block of Winner Road in the city’s Sheffield neighborhood. While checking the area, security staff told officers there had been a shooting and pointed them to the crime scene. Dispatchers then told officers that a man had shown up at a hospital with gunshot wounds, and hospital staff had pronounced him dead. Meanwhile, the other victim showed up at another hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.
118. Cleveland Wright, 57, on Sept. 23
Officers responded just before 8:30 p.m. to the intersection of Gardner Avenue and North Chouteau Trafficway on a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, they found a man unresponsive in a vehicle stopped near the intersection. Officers then determined the man was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and rendered medical aid until paramedics arrived.
The man was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
According to initial information from police, the man appeared to be inside the vehicle when he was struck by gunfire. Investigators were working to determine if a suspect had been in another vehicle or was on foot when the shooting took place.
117. Robert Hill, 44, on Sept. 19
Fire department crews responded just before 1 a.m. to the 4400 block of Independence Avenue. Upon arrival, they saw smoke coming from a two-story brick apartment building. A man was quickly discovered and removed from the apartment. During a patient assessment, medical staff determined that the man was dead.
As part of a preliminary investigation, a medical examiner and detectives were able to determine the man’s manner of death to be a homicide. Based on evidence at the scene, the man’s death may not have been due to natural causes or the fire, investigators said.
116. Ashton Hams, 37, on Sept. 17
Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to the area of East 10th Street and Prospect Avenue on a call about the sound of gunshots. When they arrived, they found a man on the east side of the intersection lying unresponsive on the ground. Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the man deceased.
According to a preliminary investigation, one or more suspects fired shots that struck the man at the intersection. Numerous callers reported hearing the sound of gunshots.
114. Gande A. Salamed, 49, and 115. Delvyon Q. Carmichael, 17, on Sept. 14
Police were called just after 7 a.m. to the 6800 block of Longview Road where they found a man in the front lot of a grocery store suffering from gunshot wounds. First responders rendered aid, but the victim was declared dead at the scene. A second man was found in the parking lot suffering form gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital but died just before 9 a.m.
113. Tyrell Lamar, 23, on Sept. 10
Police were called just before 9 p.m. on Sept. 3 to the intersection of East 34th Street and Harrison Street . While enroute, the call was upgraded to a shooting.
Officers found multiple victims lying on a sidewalk, four men and one woman were injured in gunfire, one of the men sustained life-threatening injuries and later died.
112. Derek Harrison, 50, on Sept. 8
Officers were called to the 3200 block of Independence Avenue around 6 a.m. on a medical call. There, they located 50-year-old Derek Harrison with “no signs of life,” Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino said. On September 9, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the man had wounds consistent with gunfire, reclassifying the case as a homicide.
111. Kenneth Hutt, 23, on Sept. 7
Police were called just before 11:30 p.m. to the 8200 block of Bannister Road on a shooting call, where they found an adult man unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.
110. Darren Walton, 58, on Sept. 3
Police responded to the 500 block of Bales Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday on a medical call. There, they located a man suffering from gunshot trauma. He was declared dead at the scene.
109. Stephonne M. Jones, 48, on Aug. 31
Officers responded around 10:15 p.m. to investigate a report of gunshots being fired in the 5200 block of Euclid Avenue in Kansas City’s Blue Hills neighborhood. While on their way, the officers were informed that someone had been shot. There, officers found an unresponsive woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and declared the woman dead.
108. Sean Booth, 44, on Aug. 27
Police responded just before 8 a.m. on reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they were directed to the woods in the back of Blue Valley Park where they found an adult male was found in the woods suffering from gunshot wounds. Medics responded and transported the man to the hospital where he died shortly after.
107. Mark Facio, 33, on Aug. 24
Officers responded to the shooting shortly after 7 p.m. near East Sixth Street and Park Avenue, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel took the victim to a hospital with critical injuries, where he died hours later.
105. Kane Taddese, 24, and 106. John Alfaro, 18, on Aug. 24
Police were called just after 4 a.m. to East 13th Street and Grand Boulevard. There, they found a man suffering from gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Officers located four additional victims at the scene, all suffering from gunshot wounds. A man and a juvenile had critical injuries, another man suffered serious injuries and a woman had non-life-threatening injuries. One of the men eventually died.
104. Victor Austin, 39, on Aug. 23
Police were called to the 1700 block of East 12th Terrace around 4 p.m. Originally, the call was for shots fired, but was upgraded to a shooting while officers were on the way. Additional calls then indicated someone may have been stabbed.
Officers were directed to an apartment unit in a complex where they found an adult male suffering from an unknown trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other victims were found at the scene; a man suffering from a gunshot wound and a juvenile male suffering from head trauma. Both were taken to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries.
While at the scene, officers learned of a fourth victim who was at a hospital. A woman was taken privately to the hospital after being stabbed.
103. Teandre Gipson, 14, on Aug. 17
Officers responded to reports of shots being fired shortly after 12:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 97th Street, which is the address for the Linden Woods condominiums. There, a bystander waved down police and told them that several people were involved in an altercation that led to gunfire in a nearby parking lot. A hospital notified police that a boy and a girl, both under 16, had arrived suffering from gunshots wounds. The boy later died.
102. Braisen Cain, 42, on Aug. 6
Police were called to a residence in the 4000 block of Morrell Avenue around 7:50 p.m. where they found an unresponsive woman on the porch of a residence. The woman had been in an altercation with unknown subjects when the argument escalated and shots were fired, striking her. She was declared dead at the scene.
101. Rahmalle Ceasar, 30, on Aug. 2
Police were called to a shooting just before 7p.m. to a party in a parking lot 53rd Street and Prospect Avenue. Upon arrival, officers were directed to a convenience store where they found a man in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. Life saving measures were performed at the scene, but he was pronounced dead.
100. Robert Benedict. 48,on Aug. 1
Officers with the Kansas City Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Benton Boulevard just after 4:30 p.m. There, officers located a man suffering from gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed an altercation between “multiple people” led to the shooting, and a subject of interest was taken into custody at the scene.
99. Monroe Mitchell, 45, on July 27
Officers responded about 7:15 p.m. after a witness called reporting a shooting in the area of East 18th Street and Prospect Avenue. The witness met arriving officers and directed them to the area of 18th and Benton Boulevard, saying he had heard multiple gunshots near there. Officers found an unresponsive man lying in a grassy area near the the Shell Xpress Mart convenience store. He was pronounced dead.
98. William R. Watson, 17, on July 25
Officers were notified of a man who had arrived in a private vehicle to a Kansas City hospital around 11:57 p.m. July 20 with a life-threatening gunshot wound.
Medical staff notified officers the man had died shortly before 8:30 a.m. July 25. After a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the shooting may have happened near 69th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue.
97. Tyrone A. Bates, Sr., 54, on July 24
Officers responded around 3:15 a.m. to the 1300 block of Admiral Boulevard on a reported stabbing. When they arrived, officers were flagged down by a man who said someone had been attacked and needed help.
Officers then found a man lying in an apartment complex parking lot suffering from multiple stab wounds. Paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation showed an argument may have escalated to the stabbing.
95. Byron A. Garrett, 35, and 96. Taylor D. Garrett, 32, on July 20
Police were called around 1:15 p.m. to the 2200 block of East Truman Road, where they found two men unresponsive, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were declared dead at the scene. One person was taken into custody.
94. Aaron Williams, 18, on July 20
Police were called just before 6 a.m. to the 1300 block of East 89th Street on reports of gunshots. Officers were led to an apartment where they found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and was declared dead shortly after arrival.
93. Luis Renteria, 19, on July 18
Police said a shooting involving “several” people took place at Penn Valley Park around 3:15 a.m. Two men and a teenage male were injured, and one of the men was pronounced dead on arrival at an area hospital. The other two had non-life-threatening injuries. Four people were detained for questioning, police said.
92. Jaida Perdue on July 15
Kansas City police responded to an apartment building in the 8700 block of Countryshire Lane just before noon. Inside, officers located a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was declared dead at the scene.
91. Nicholas Carter on July 15
Police were called just before noon to the 5200 block of Oak Leaf Drive where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in an apartment. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
90. Keilan A. Dobbs, 29, on July 10
Kansas City police were dispatched to East 118th Terrace and Winchester Avenue just after 4 p.m., spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino told reporters at the scene.
Officers found a man and woman in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds, DiMartino said. The man was declared dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
89. Unknown man on July 5
Around 10 p.m. on July 5, Sugar Creek police officers were dispatched to Missouri Route 291 and Missouri Route 210 on requests of a welfare check.
There, they found a man on the bank of a pond with a wound to the back of his head. He was declared dead at the scene.
The victim’s brother, Jacob Ackerman, was charged with second-degree murder relating to his death.
88. Jorge Grageda, 51, on July 5
Officers responded just after 5 a.m. to the 100 block of North Bellaire Avenue on a reported shooting. They were directed to the back of a home where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers provided medical aid while paramedics were en route. Paramedics later pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Early investigation details led police to believe an argument escalated to gunfire.
87. Ronnie Hardman, 44, on July 3
Officers responded just after 1:30 a.m. June 14 to Prospect Avenue and East 35th Street on a reported shooting. They found four people in a BP gas station parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds.
Police found one woman and a man with critical injuries, DiMartino said. Two other men had non-life-threatening injuries. Officers began life-saving measures while paramedics were en route.
Paramedics transported all four people to a hospital, where a short time later, the woman was pronounced dead.
On July 3, hospital staff told detectives Hardman had died from his injuries.
86. Jalin Brewer, 24, on June 30
Officers were dispatched to the area of East Truman Road and Prospect Avenue on June 15 around 3:24 a.m., where they found Brewer suffering gunshot wounds in a vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries.
85. Rayondre Johnson, 29, on June 29
Officers responded to a reported shooting shortly before 10 p.m. in the 3300 block of Cypress Avenue, where they found a man lying in the front yard of a home. The man died at the scene from his injuries.
84. David M. Smith, 23 on June 19
Officers responded around 5:15 a.m. June 19 to 8th Street and Central Street for calls about the sound of gunfire. A caller allegedly told police they could see a man who was shot.
Officers called paramedics to the scene, who transported the man to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. A preliminary investigation showed that the victim had an interaction in a parking lot that escalated to shots being fired.
The man had been hospitalized since the shooting. On Friday, June 27, hospital staff notified detectives that the man died from his injuries.
83. Antonio Jackson, 40, on June 28
Officers responded just after 2 a.m. to calls about a shooting near East 24th Street and Lister Avenue. They found a man in a parking lot at the corner of the intersection unresponsive with gunshot wounds.
Officers gave medical aid to the man while paramedics were en route. Paramedics took over the man’s treatment and transported him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
While they were on scene, officers were notified of three other men who were injured in the shooting.
One man arrived to a hospital in a private vehicle, while another went to a nearby residence before paramedics took him to a hospital. The third injured man was found at 19th and Oak and was taken to a hospital by paramedics.
82. Jeremiah Jones, 18, on June 22
Officers responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. to a reported disturbance in the 5400 block of Winner Road. There, security guards from a nearby apartment complex directed officers to the BP gas station, where they believed someone had been shot. Behind the gas station, officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died.
81. Camren A. English, 17, on June 22
Officers responded to the 3700 block of Flora Avenue around 6 a.m. following reports of a shooting. There, they found a car on the curb facing backwards. English was found in the car suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he died. The shooting death was initially reported as a homicide, but was later reclassified by KCPD as a death investigation. It was reclassified as a homicide on June 23.
80. Darriyun Webb, 50, on June 22
Police and the Kansas City Fire Department were called on June 22 around 2:46 a.m. to the 3600 block of Warwick Boulevard. There, they found Webb unconscious on the floor. Medics transported him to the hospital where he was declared dead. Webb’s death was ruled a homicide on Sept. 4.
79. Ty’rick D. Henry, 26, on June 22
Officers were stationed near Vine Street around 2 a.m. when multiple people began running from the intersection of 19th Street and Vine Street, yelling that someone was armed and firing shots. When officers ran toward the gunfire, they discovered an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds. The man was declared deceased at the scene, and five others-four men and a woman-were struck by gunfire. Police believe the shooting followed an escalating altercation within a large group.
78. Terrance M. Bell, 45, on June 21
Officers responded to the 4200 block of East Linwood Avenue at 10:20 a.m. in response to a reported shooting and encountered an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds. The Kansas City Fire Department transported a man to a local hospital. KCPD was notified by hospital staff several hours later that the man had succumbed to his wounds and died several hours after arriving at the hospital.
77. Derrick I. Elder, 22, on June 21
Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of shots fired intersection of East Gregory Boulevard and Walnut Street. They found a man unresponsive in a car with multiple gunshot wounds. EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene. Officers believe that the shooting was carried out from a passing vehicle.
76. Mikeal B. Copenhaver, 26, on June 19
Officers responded just after 10 p.m. to the 4300 block of Northern Avenue on a call for a disturbance and the sound of gunshots. They found a man outside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds.
Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead.
Officers found another man at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police believe a disturbance between multiple people escalated to shots being fired.
74. Arron L. Hall, 18, and 75. Deron McHenry, 18, on June 15
Police were dispatched around midnight near the intersection of 69th Street and College Avenue to the reported sound of gunshots. There, they found two men inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Arriving officers began doing life-saving measures, but one was declared dead by paramedics at the scene. The second died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
73. Monique K. Smith, 34, on June 14
Officers responded just after 1:30 a.m. to Prospect Avenue and East 35th Street on a reported shooting. They found four people in a BP gas station parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds.
Police found one woman and a man with critical injuries. Two other men had non-life-threatening injuries. Officers began life-saving measures while paramedics were en route.
Paramedics transported all four people to a hospital, where a short time later, the woman was pronounced dead.
72. Jerry L. Terry, 62, on June 12
Officers responded around 6:45 a.m. to the 3400 block of Broadway Boulevard after a security guard for Metropolitan Community College found a man laying unresponsive in a parking lot near the Penn Valley Heath Science Institute.
When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive on the sidewalk with significant injuries, but the manner of the man’s death was unknown.
Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
71. Earl Washington, 34, on June 8
Officers were called around 10 a.m. to an apartment in the 900 block of East Armour Boulevard in the North Hyde Park neighborhood where a man was found unresponsive in a unit with unknown injuries. He was declared dead at the scene.
70. Alejandro J. Meza Jr., 23, on June 7
Officers responded just after 11 a.m. to the 3000 block of Northeast 37th Street after a call about the sound of gunfire.
While officers were on their way to the scene, they were notified that a man arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. Hospital staff told police the man was dropped off in a private vehicle and left there by himself.
A short time later, the man died at the hospital from his injuries.
69. Javonie E. Minor, 31, on June 2
Officers responded about 8:30 p.m. to a shooting in the 2900 block of Wabash Avenue in the Key Coalition neighborhood. A preliminary investigation revealed that there was an altercation involving multiple people outside of a home that escalated into shots being fired. The victim was struck by gunfire.
68. Raekwon Moore-Muhammad, 25, on May 30
Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to 82nd Terrace and Troost Avenue after multiple callers reported the sound of gunshots in the area. Another caller reported seeing a man laying in the road near 8200 Tracy Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers provided medical aid while paramedics were en route. The man was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police said an argument between several individuals led to the man being shot.
66. Adriane D. Stanley, 36, and 67. Demetrius Davis, 35, on May 28
Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 9600 block of Freemont Avenue. Once officers arrived, they were directed to the driveway of a home in the neighborhood where they found a man and a woman who had been shot. Emergency medical crew pronounced the victims dead.
65. Zavion N. Horn, 34, on May 24
Officers responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 5500 block of Troost Avenue. When officers arrived, they searched the area for victims. However, officers learned that three victims had already been driven to a hospital with gunshot wounds,. One of the victims was unresponsive when he arrived at the hospital and was pronounced dead by hospital staff. The two other victims, a woman and a man, had non-life-threatening injuries.
64. Levon J. Quinn, 30, on May 23
Officers were called to the 3900 block of Broadway Boulevard just after 4 p.m. where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in a vehicle. The man was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
63. Zachery Matthews, 25, on May 19
Police were called around 4 p.m. to the area of 73rd Street and South Benton Avenue where they found a man in front of a residence. He was transported to the hospital but died two days later of his injuries.
62. Lilly B. Mack, 21, on May 17
Police responded to a shooting call around 5:40 p.m. in the 400 block of Troost Avenue. They were directed to an apartment, where they found a man on the porch and a woman inside. Both were unresponsive and declared dead at the scene. The case is being investigated as murder/suicide. The man was identified as Earnest Wilson-Trice, 21.
61. Dante Franklin, 50, on May 17
Officers responded just after 2 a.m. to the 4200 block of College Avenue on a shooting call. They found a man unresponsive on a sidewalk in front of a house suffering from gunshot wounds.
Officers rendered aid to the man as paramedics were en route to the scene. The man was later pronounced dead at the scene. In a preliminary investigation, detectives found that the victim had an interaction in front of the residence that escalated and led to gunfire
59. Emil L Simmons, 18, and 60. Talyen J Washington, 20, on May 16
Police were called to the Fairwood and Robandee neighborhood in south Kansas City and found two men dead along James A. Reed Road. One was found shot near a vehicle, and the other was found shot in a crashed vehicle.
58. Layla A. Freeman, 20, on May 13
Officers responded at 9:45 p.m. to West 37th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City’s Valentine neighborhood after callers reported hearing gunfire and seeing a woman lying in the street. Arriving officers found the unresponsive woman in the street. Emergency medical crews declared the victim deceased.
57. Morgan William, 20, on May 10
Police were called around 8 p.m. to the 9300 block of Cleveland Avenue where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Police said they believe there was an argument in the apartment’s parking lot that led to shots being fired and the victim being struck.
56. Matim Nunley, 16, on May 10
Police were called to the 8400 block of East 63rd street just after 2 p.m. where they found a man in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. Preliminary investigation suggests there was an altercation in the parking lot that led to the shots being fired.
55. Russell Mason, 22, on May 9
Officers responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. to investigate a report of a dead body being found in a parking garage near West 11th and Wyandotte streets. Security guards, who found the man while on patrol rounds, directed arriving officers to the upper floor of the parking garage, where they found the victim suffering from “obvious bodily trauma.” An emergency medical crew responded and pronounced the man dead.
54. Deon W. Porter, 18, on May 5
Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. with an ambulance to 75th Street and Bruce R. Watkins Drive for a call about a medical emergency. Drivers passing by saw a man lying on Bruce R. Watkins Drive and called 911.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers began performing life-saving measures while paramedics were called to the scene.
Medics transported the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
53. Dustin J. Johnson, 36, on May 1
Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded around 6:30 a.m. to a domestic violence incident at the Argosy Casino and Hotel, 777 NW Argosy Casino Parkway.
The suspect, later identified as Johnson, fled the casino in a rented U-Haul truck after allegedly shooting a man multiple times in the parking lot. A police chase ensued and eventually the U-Haul came to a stop on Interstate 29 in Kansas City after KCPD used stop sticks to deflate its tires.
Officers negotiated with Johnson for 30 minutes, attempting to end the situation peacefully. Eventually, Johnson got out of the U-Haul and pointed a gun at officers, police said.
That’s when two Riverside police officers and one Platte County Sheriff’s deputy shot the suspect, according to police. Johnson was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. No officers were injured in the shooting.
52. Donovan Booker, 18, on April 28
Police responded around 6 p.m. to a shooting at Liquor X-Press near 9th Street and Prospect Avenue. Arriving officers found a man in the business parking lot with gunshot wounds. The man was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
A man at the scene said he shot Booker in self-defense after he said Booker grabbed his gun.
51. Joshua P. Teel, 46, on April 27
Police responded about 5:45 p.m. to a shooting in the 8500 block of Sni-A-Bar Road in Kansas City’s Eastwood Hills East neighborhood. Arriving officers found an unresponsive shooting victim on the side of a home. Emergency medical workers declared the man deceased.
50. William Porter, 42, on April 27
Officers responded to the shooting about 3:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Spruce Avenue in Kansas City’s Knoches Park neighborhood. There, officers were directed to a home and led inside where they found the victim. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
49. Graham Hoffman, 29, on April 27
Police responded about 12:30 a.m. to check the welfare of a woman who was walking on Missouri 152 near North Oak Trafficway. Arriving officers found the woman and eventually asked a medical crew to respond. While on the way to the hospital, the woman stabbed Hoffman in the chest, piercing his heart.
47. Matthew Suri, 19, and 48. Maximiliano Ruiz, 16, on April 26
Officers responded to a shooting about 12:45 p.m. at East 12th Street and Belmont Avenue on Kansas City’s East Side where they were directed to a vehicle in the road. Officers found two male victims, believed to be teens, inside. Emergency medical crews responded and declared the victims dead.
46. Charles Sanders, 17, on April 23
Officers responded about 2:15 p.m. to the 7800 block of Northeast 75th Court in Kansas City’s Northland on reports of a shooting. Police found a young man unresponsive in the front yard with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
45. Terry Lindsey, 50, on April 17
Officers responded to the 3700 block of East 51st Street for a reported injury accident. At the scene, a man was found suffering from life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died.
Accident investigation unit detectives were first handling the investigation, but details in the case showed the victim was intentionally hit by a vehicle.
The case has since been ruled a homicide, and homicide detectives have taken over the investigation. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after homicide detectives took over the case.
44. Ian Walker, 45, on April 17
Officers with the Kansas City Police Department responded to a report of gunfire at 5:30 p.m. at 54th Street and Euclid Avenue. As officers approached, they received word that the incident had been upgraded to a shooting and had moved a block over to 55th Street and Euclid.
When they arrived, responding officers found a man in a vehicle with a gunshot wound. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Officers believe there was an altercation that led to the shooting.
43. Terry Jones, 38 on April 14
Officers responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. to a reported shooting near Independence and Lawndale avenues in South Indian Mound neighborhood. Arriving officers found an unresponsive man lying on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical crews responded to the scene and declared the victim dead. Police believe shots were fired from a vehicle moving slowly through the area, striking the victim.
42. Janette Johnson, 34, on April 4
Police were called to the 6300 block of East 102nd Terrace around 9:15 a.m. after neighbors heard the sound of shots and saw a victim in the street. According to police, the woman who was fatally shot was found close to a vehicle parked outside her home. Family reportedly saw a vehicle that drove through the area around when shots were fired.
41. Shelli Perrey, 67, on April 1
Officers were dispatched around 7 p.m. to the 9000 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard for a welfare check. They found a woman inside a residence unresponsive and deceased. The extent of the woman’s injuries were unknown.
Police ruled the death suspicious and launched a death investigation. A medical examiner later made a preliminary finding of homicide as the manner of death in the case. Detectives are working to identify the victim’s exact cause of death.
40. Eric Stennis, 52, on March 31
Officers accompanied paramedics on a medical call just after 11 p.m. in the 3000 block of Mersington Avenue. They found a man lying unresponsive in the street with significant injuries. The extent of the man’s injuries were unknown, and paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Witnesses told officers that there was a physical altercation between the victim and others that led to him being injured.
38. Derrick Rhodes, 32, and 39. Aminah Johnson, 29, on March 31
Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 9800 block of Marsh Avenue in the Robandee South neighborhood of southeast Kansas City. Upon arrival, the officers found a man and woman unresponsive outside a home with gunshot wounds. Both died at a local hospital several hours later. Officers believe the shooting resulted from an argument between multiple people within the home.
37. Pamela Ahmed, 56, on March 29
Dispatchers sent patrol officers to investigate a reported shooting shortly before 7 p.m. in the 5600 block of East 29th Street in the South Blue Valley neighborhood on Kansas City’s East Side. There, officers were directed to the front yard in the neighborhood where they found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical crews responded and declared the victim deceased.
35. Marvin Sessoms, 42, and 36. Maleeka Sessoms, 38, on March 29
Officers responded around 3:45 a.m. to the 4300 block of North Corrington Avenue to follow up on a lead in a missing persons investigation. The officers were directed to a motel room, where they found a man and a woman both suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced the two victims dead at the scene.
The case is being investigated as a double homicide. Police have not yet confirmed whether the victims are part of the missing persons case officers were looking into at the time.
34. Chad Doberstein, 53, on March 28
Police were called to the 400 block of Park Avenue on a reported shooting and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene. Police said there was an “interaction in the street between individuals that led to the victim being shot.”
33. Tracy Williams, 21, on March 26
Police were called around 7:30 p.m. to the 3700 block of St. John Avenue on a reported shooting, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Medical personnel declared him dead at the scene.
32. Dewayne Toombs, 19, on March 25
Officers responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday to the 4000 block of of North Bennington Avenue on a reported shooting. They were directed to an apartment building where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers helped the victim until paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a hospital with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at a hospital just after 11:30 p.m.
31. Samuel Aro, 47, on March 23
Police were called around 2:30 a.m. to the 7800 block of N. Oak Trafficway, where they found people performing life-saving measures on a man suffering gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died around 7 a.m.
30. Dayteonna Thompson, 22, on March 19
Officers responded to the disturbance about 11:30 p.m. at an apartment at the Coach House Apartments & Townhomes in the 600 block of East Minor Drive. There, they found two women with unknown injuries. One woman was unresponsive with significant injuries. The other had minor injuries and was alert and talking. They were taken to a hospital, where the woman with the significant injuries was pronounced dead.
28. Jumah R. Mubarak, 72, and 29. Leander D. Wooden Jr., 33, on March 18
Officers responded just after 11 p.m. to a residential area in the 3400 block of Harrison Street on a call for the sound of gunshots. They found two men lying unresponsive in the street with gunshot wounds.
The officers rendered medical aid to the men until paramedics arrived and transported them to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.
27. Terrance Frost, 43, on March 16
Police were summoned to an apartment building located in the 400 block of E. Armour Blvd around 2:15 p.m. on a reported shooting where they found a man unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound outside an apartment unit. He was declared dead at the scene.
25. Holly Weimer, 44, and 26. Matthew Weimer, 45, on March 4
Officers conducted a wellness check in the 6800 block of N Madison Ave in Kansas City, North around 4:00 p.m. In a home, they discovered a man and a woman with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was initially investigated as a homicide but was later reclassified as a murder-suicide.
24. Unknown man on Feb. 27
Officers investigating domestic violence went to a home about 8:40 p.m. in the 7000 block of North Robinhood Lane in Kansas City, North. There, they say the suspect exited the house armed with a large knife and “advanced towards officers.” One officer fired his gun, striking the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
23. Diego Lopez-Hernandez, 18, on Feb. 25
Officers responded about 2 a.m. to the 3700 block of St. John Avenue in the Scarritt Point neighborhood to investigate a report of a shooting. Arriving officers were unable to find a shooting victim at the scene. After speaking with bystanders in the area, the officers were notified that a shooting victim had been driven to a hospital, where he later died. Police discovered that the shooting occurred nearby at Sunrise Drive and Cliff Drive Place.
22. Keevon U. Mitchell, 46, on Feb. 16
Officers were dispatched to East 56th Street and Woodland Avenue around 11:30 a.m. for a vehicle accident before they found the victim inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.
The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
21. Zulfiqar Ladhani, 64, on Feb. 10
Officers responded around 6 p.m. to the 8000 block of Hickman Mills Drive in the Marlborough Heights neighborhood of South Kansas City. They found a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Joe’s Liquor and Convenience Store. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
20. Zykevious Crosby, 20, on Feb. 10
Officers responded around 6:00 p.m. to the 3400 block of Wyoming Street in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City. They found a man in a nearby parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. The man died soon after at a local hospital. Officers believe a fight between multiple people led to the shooting.
19. Donald Richie, 41, on Feb. 10
Officers responded about 9:30 a.m. to a reported disturbance involving a person armed with a weapon in the 3200 block of East 29th Street in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Kansas City. the man had fled by the time officers arrived. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound about 10 a.m. at East 27th Street and Askew Avenue and determined it was the person they were searching for. The man died at the scene.
18. Maurice Baker, 51, on Feb. 5
Officers were sent to the 6900 block of Eastwood Trafficway for a reported shooting around 8:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
An additional adult male arrived at an area hospital by private vehicle, suffering from critical gunshot injuries. That victim succumbed to his injuries.
A preliminary investigation indicates a verbal argument occurred between some individuals and escalated to gunfire.
17. Darrell McKelby, 23, on Feb. 4
Officers responded just before 2 a.m. to the 500 block of Quincy Avenue on a reported cutting call. They found a residence with the door open and several people outside asking for police to come to the home.
Inside, officers found a man suffering from apparent stab wounds. They helped give medical aid to the man until paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation indicated the incident may have started over a verbal argument that escalated to violence.
14. Jodie Hopcus, 49, 15. Hailey Hopcus, 24, and 16. Sherri Duncan, 73 on Feb. 2
Police were called around 12:45 a.m. to a house in the 4100 block of N.W. 65th St. where they found three adult women unresponsive. Emergency crews arrived and pronounced the three shooting victims dead at the scene.
13. Davina Meyer, 44, on Jan. 29
Police responded shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan. 14 to a home in the 2700 block of E. 26th Street. Call takers heard an argument involving multiple people and a woman yelling for help claiming she had been injured. Arriving officers heard a male and female arguing inside an apartment and then gunfire. Officer entered the apartment and found a woman who had been shot. They pulled her from the apartment and she was taken to hospital in critical condition. She died on Jan. 29 from her injuries. A man, who had barricaded himself in a bedroom, surrendered several hours later.
12. Angelo Brayboy, 21, on Jan. 23
Officers responded to a shooting just before 9 p.m. at the Phillips 66 Express Stop convenience store in the 4800 block of Independence Avenue in the Lykins neighborhood. A preliminary investigation found that there was “an altercation” between two individuals inside the store before shots were fired, striking the victim. The victim died at a hospital shortly thereafter.
11. Amauri Holland-Williams, 18, on Jan. 20
Officers responded at 7:30 p.m. to East 56th Street and Westridge Road on a reported shooting. They found a man in the yard of a residence suffering from a gunshot wound. Several witnesses were helping the victim as officers arrived, police said.
Officers took over rendering aid to the victim until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
10. Colton J. Stock, 36, on Jan. 14
Officers responded to the 3900 block of N Lister Ave on reports of a shooting, initially reported as a disturbance. They found a man lying outside a nearby home with gunshot trauma, and another man inside the home with gunshot wounds.
Both men were transported to a nearby hospital, where the first man was pronounced dead. Police believe the shooting stemmed from an argument.
9. Alex Benson, 22, on Jan. 14
Police were called to an apartment complex in the 6300 block of Manchester Avenue on a reported shooting, and officers found a man inside a residence there who was suffering from a gunshot wound and was unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.
8. Larry Curtis, 58, on Jan. 14
Officers were patrolling near Indiana Avenue and East 30th Street when they noticed a vehicle stopped in the road facing oncoming traffic. They found a man inside the vehicle unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound.
Paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
7. Dennis Andrew Sharkey Jr., 50, Jan. 10
Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to southbound Interstate 29 near NW 72nd Street for a vehicle that ran off the road. They found the vehicle south of NW 72nd street, down an embankment resting against a fence on the outer road, NW Prairie View Road.
Officers found a man who appeared to have been shot, unresponsive inside the vehicle. They rendered aid until paramedics arrived and transported the man to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation indicates the shooting likely occurred while the victim was traveling south on I-29 near NW 72nd street.
6. Isiah Washington, 20, on Jan. 4
Officers were dispatched to North Kansas City Hospital about a reported shooting just after midnight. A male shooting victim, identified as Isiah Washington, was brought to the hospital by private vehicle and died of his injuries shortly after arriving. A preliminary investigation found the shooting occurred in the 7400 block of North Lewis Avenue.
An altercation between two individuals led to Washington being shot.
4. Jeffrey Hatcher, 8, and 5. Charlotte Hatcher, 6 on Jan. 2
Officers responded just before 9:45 p.m. to the 1000 block of Northwest 91st Terrace on a welfare service call. Checking the exterior of the residence, they smelled smoke and saw smoke inside the home. Firefighters extinguished a fire inside the home. When officers went back inside, they found a juvenile female with a gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Officers also found a juvenile male and adult male inside with gunshot wounds. The juvenile was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Investigators allege Zachary Hatcher, 38, killed his children.
2. Samuel Hughes, 36, and 3. Jeffrey Hughes, 33, on Jan. 2
Officers responded to the 8700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard around 7:30 p.m. In the Little Caesars parking lot, they found two adult men with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. Police believe that an argument or altercation between several people in the parking lot led to the alleged double homicide.
Four people had been fatally shot in ten weeks in the plaza at 8700 Blue Ridge Boulevard at the time of the killing.
1. Calvin L. Bushnell, 40, on Jan. 1
Officers were sent to the 3100 block of Elmwood Avenue just after 2:45 a.m. on a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they were directed to a home where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced the victim, identified as Calvin Bushnell, dead at the scene. Police also found a second shooting victim who was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.
NORTH KANSAS CITY
1. Unknown individual on Aug. 11
Police were called to the area of Armour Road and Missouri Route 210 around 3 p.m. after receiving “multiple 911 calls” reporting a shooting and car wreck. One person was transported from the scene to an area hospital where they later died as a result of their injuries.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
21. Roman Bickle Moeller, 16, on Dec. 31
Officers were called the the 1200 block of Central Avenue around 11 p.m. on reports of a shooting. There, they found Roman Moeller, 16, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.
20. Makih Franklin, 20, on Nov. 20
Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. Thursday to the 400 block of Greeley Ave on a reported shooting. They found a man outside a home with an apparent gunshot wound, said Nancy Chartrand, a police department spokeswoman.
Paramedics transported the man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
19. Ana Juarez, 20, on Nov. 1
Officers responded shortly before 4:30 a.m. to the 700 block of North 11th Street to investigate a report of a shooting. Arriving officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound outside a home. She was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
18. Enrique Martinez-Vasquez, 23, on Sept. 26
Officers responded to the shooting about 1:40 a.m. in the 1500 block of Greeley Avenue, where they found the victim lying in the street. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene.
17. Christopher Cook, 23, on Sept. 4
Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to the 6500 block of State Avenue for a call about a stabbing. They found a man with apparent stab wounds and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Kansas City Kansas Police Department said individuals believed to be involved in the killing were detained at the scene.
16. Tequan Davis, 44, on Sept. 4
Police said they were called to the 800 block of State Avenue and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in a parking lot. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. The person who shot the man remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, police said.
15. Hunter Simoncic, 26, on Aug. 26
Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic died after he was struck by a vehicle as the driver of that vehicle was fleeing from police, authorities said. Simoncic was placing tire-deflating devices in the road when he was hit. Authorities allege the driver veered toward Simocic and intentionally struck him.
13. Tyler Wheeler, 26, and 14., Victor Loza, 22, on Aug. 16
Police responded shortly after 7 p.m. to the 1600 block of Washington Boulevard where officers found the two men and a third victim, a female, who had been shot. One of the men was declared dead at the scene. The other died at a hospital. The female victim, whose age was not provided, had non-life-threatening injuries.
13. Elijah Ming, 34, on July 26
Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy Elijah Ming was fatally shot while responding to a call in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, and died from his injuries after he was taken to a local hospital, authorities said. Law enforcement officers were providing protection to a woman who was moving out of a house when a man confronted Ming, and they exchanged gunfire, police said.
12. Larone T. Brasfield, 49, on July 15
Kansas City, Kansas, police officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of North 25th Street around 6 p.m. Tuesday where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
11. Carl Nabors, 67, on June 29
Officers responded to the 1200 block of North Seventh Street Trafficway at 7:10 a.m. on reports of someone injured in a parking lot. There, they found a man with “apparent blunt trauma.”
10. Jesse Marquez, 19, on June 29
Officers responded to a reported shooting about 7:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of South 8th Street in the Rosedale neighborhood and found a man outside a home with gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
9. Britney Castro-Lopez, 19, on May 31
Officers responded to Quindaro Park around 3:15 a.m. on May 31 where they found a teenage girl with gunshot wounds. She was transported to an area hospital where she succumbed to her injuries on June 14.
8. Erik Johnson-Linares, 21, on April 24
Police responded to the Terrace Point Apartments on S 71 Ter. around 5 p.m., where they found a man outside with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
7. Diego Segura-Barbazo, 20, on April 20
Police were called around 11:54 p.m. to the 900 block of Osage Ave. on a shooting call, where they found a man outside, dead of gunshot wounds.
6. Javon Brown, 19, and 6. Delorean Jackson, 20, on April 6
Officers were called to the 800 block of N. 70th Ter. where they found two adult men outside with gunshot wounds. Two others were hit by gunfire in the incident and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injures.
5. Anderson Murcia-Cartagena, 18, on April 4
Officers responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue around 9 p.m. on March 26. They discovered Murcia-Cartagena and two others with gunshot wounds and transported all three to a local hospital, where Murcia-Cartagena died of his wounds on April 4.
4. Unknown man on March 29
Officers responded to a shooting about 11 p.m. and when they arrived, they discovered a man outside of a home in the 2600 block of Stewart Avenue who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A person was being questioned by detectives.
3. Denise Byrd, 40, on Feb. 24
Around 10:59 a.m., officers were sent to the 5100 block of Leavenworth Road for a shooting. On the scene, officers found a woman outside a home suffering from gunshot wounds.
She was transported to a local hospital where she later died of her injuries.
2. Brian Hilt, 33, on Feb. 23
Firefighters responded about 5:10 a.m. to Glanville Towers in the 700 block of Nebraska Avenue after a fire alarm was triggered. They noticed the building had been broken into and notified Kansas City, Kansas police. Shortly thereafter a resident called 911 to report an armed disturbance. Two responding officers found Hilt in the hallway and fatally shot him when they said he didn’t comply to commands to drop a gun he allegedly was holding.
1. James Adam Jackson, 40, on Jan. 22
Officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of South Valley Street in the Argentine neighborhood at 2:35 a.m. on reports of a shooting. There, they discovered Jackson with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
GLADSTONE
1. DeVante Tyler, 21, on May 16
Officers responded around 2:16 a.m. to 6002 NE Bircain Place on a call for the sound of gunfire. Upon arrival, they found a man inside an apartment suffering from gunshot wounds.
Paramedics transported the man to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
RAYTOWN
1. Robert Pitts, 75, on Jan. 11
Police said Pitts was found shot in a vehicle on East Gregory Boulevard after multiple callers reported the sounds of gunfire in the area. He was taken to an area hospital and later died, police said.
RIVERSIDE
3. George C. Manning III, 43, on Feb. 28
Officers observed a suspect wanted in connection to two homicides and an Amber Alert around 7:30 a.m. near Vivion Road and Waukomis Drive in Platte County near Riverside. Officers allegedly saw Manning carrying a handgun.
Manning allegedly pointed the handgun at officers with the Kansas City Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Officers then fired at the suspect, striking him. A handgun was recovered from the scene. Manning was pronounced dead at the scene.
2. Giuliani Calderon, 12, on Feb. 27
Officers responded to the 4400 block of Northwest 50th Street in unincorporated Platte County near Riverside. They found a male juvenile and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The juvenile died from his injuries.
The shooter, identified by police as 43-year-old George C. Manning III, then allegedly abducted Giuliana Manning from the home. Guiliana was safely located by police before Manning was killed in a shooting with police.
1. Katherine Bjorklund, 33, on Feb. 27
Officers responded around 11:15 p.m. to a fatal shooting at the intersection of Northwest Vivion Road and Northwest High Drive. They found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead.
Authorities say a gunman, George C. Manning III allegedly shot and killed the woman at the Riverside Car Wash and stole her vehicle. Authorities said the killing appears to have been random, and that Manning wanted her car.
Manning was later killed in a shooting with police.
INDEPENDENCE
8. Anthony Myers, 45, on Sept. 19
Independence police officers were dispatched to a stabbing call in the 900 block of East 23rd Street around 8 p.m., where they located 45-year-old Anthony Myers suffering from a stab wound. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
After a multi-day manhunt, Trey Parker was charged in connection to the stabbing. The two men were arguing over a Chiefs sweatshirt in Parker’s driveway when he allegedly stabbed Myers.
7. Isaiah Wilson, 15, on Sept. 2
Kansas City police officers responded to St. Luke’s Hospital around 2:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting victim. They were initially advised a juvenile boy under the age of 16 was walking outside near East 88th Place and James A Reed Road when he was struck by gunfire. A friend picked the boy up and drove him to the hospital, where he later died.
On Oct. 28, Investigators determined the shooting occurred in Independence, not Kansas City.
6. Gary K. Cusick, 68, on Aug. 31
Officers responded to a call about a disturbance around 1 a.m. near 11600 E. Truman Road, found a man in the back seat of a vehicle in the parking lot to a small apartment building. Officers tried to determine if he was connected to the disturbance and the man became agitated and produced a firearm.
Officers issued verbal commands to the man, which the man allegedly ignored. Officers then opened fire, striking him. He did not survive.
5. Andre J. Johnson, 41, on May 14
Officers responded just before midnight to the 1600 block of North High Street for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found a man laying in the driveway of a residence with two gunshot wounds in his left torso, police said.
Paramedics attempted life saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
3. Steven Johnson, 41, and 4. Ernest Naler, 35, on Feb. 23
Independence police said they were called to the 9700 block of East Winner Road on a reported shooting. Initial reports indicated people inside the home could be injured and that there was an armed person inside who refused to come out. SWAT officers went into the home and found the two dead men and another man who was taken into custody.
2. Daniel J. Bonnet, 27, on Feb. 13
An Independence police officer tried to conduct a traffic stop at 9:45 p.m. near E 23rd Street South and Sterling Avenue. Bonnet allegedly fled from the officer, driving west. As Bonnet drove under an I-435 overpass, it crashed into another vehicle.
Bonnet then fled on foot from the crash, running north up the southbound highway off-ramp. As he was fleeing, Bonnet allegedly shot at an officer who was pursuing him on foot. The officer returned fire and struck him.
Assisting officers rendered aid to Bonnet until paramedics arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene. The officer who fired at Bonnet was not injured.
1. Shayla M. Key, 21, on Feb. 7
Officers responded just before 3 a.m. to the 16800 block of East 5th Street North on a shots fired call. They found a woman inside a residence suffering from a gunshot wound.
Paramedics responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
LEE’S SUMMIT
1. Nancy C. Ricker, 37, and 2. Jesse L. Ricker, 39, on April 10
Police responded to a call asking them to “check the welfare” of residents at a duplex in the 100 block of Northeast Churchill Street. Once securing a warrant to enter, officers found a man and a woman dead inside. Police required a second warrant, secured later in the day, to begin the investigation. Police are investigating their deaths as a double homicide.
OLATHE
3. Karen M. Peterson, 75, on May 1
Officers responded to the 400 block of North Persimmon Drive around 11:05 a.m. to conduct a welfare check. Upon entering the home, officers found a woman deceased.
Her cause of death has not yet been released. Police are investigating the woman’s death as a homicide. A day after her body was found, a suspect was taken into custody.
2. Landen Roggenkamp, 21, on March 29
Dispatchers received a call aobut 9:55 p.m. requesting police and sent officers to the 1400 block of East Mart-Way Circle. Arriving officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a hospital where he later died.
1. Eduardo E. Portillo, 28, on Feb. 4
Officers responded to the 15900 block of West 127th Street, near South Arapaho Drive, on a call about an armed disturbance. They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported the man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
LENEXA
4. Jose Enrique Cartagena Chacon, 25, on June 22
Lenexa police officers responded around 3 a.m. to reports of an armed person at the Lenexa Crossing Apartment Homes, in 12400 the block of W 97th Terrace, after recieving reports that someone there was armed. At least one officer opened fire on the suspect, killing them.
3. Sadie “Cayden” Riedel, 22, on Feb. 26
Officers with the Lenexa Police Department responded around 4 p.m. to a 911 call about a person shot at the The Meadows Apartment Homes, an apartment building in the 7600 block of Halsey Street.
A woman was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head and declared dead at the scene. Another person was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to authorities.
1. Valerie A. Howard, 63, and 2. Joyce E. Austin, 71, on Feb. 12
Officers responded to the 15400 block of West 90th Street to conduct a welfare check after a caller said people may have been shot Inside the home, officers found two women who appeared to have been shot. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
This story was originally published January 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM.
