Man charged in March 26 shooting in KCK that left one dead, two injured
.jpg "A man was apprehended by Kansas City, Kansas police officers Oct. 6 in connection to a fatal March shooting in KCK’s Riverview neighborhood.")
A 21-year-old man was apprehended by Kansas City, Kansas police officers on Oct. 6 in the March triple shooting in KCK’s Riverview neighborhood that left one man dead.
Rene Najera faces one count each of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault, according to a Wyandotte County court document.
Kansas City, Kansas, police officers responded around 9 p.m. on March 26 to the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue near South 16th Street , department spokesperson Nancy Chartrand previously told The Star.
There, investigators discovered three people, including one around the age of 15, with gunshot wounds, according to a warrant issued in support of Najera’s arrest. Two victims were lying in the street and one inside a nearby car.
All three victims were transported to an area hospital. There, Anderson Murcia-Cartagena, 18, was pronounced dead.
Najera is being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $150,000 bond, Chartrand said in a press release Tuesday. He is set to appear for an unspecified hearing on Oct. 21, according to court documents.
The Star’s Ilana Arougheti and Kendrick Calfee contributed reporting.
