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Qwentelia Vanzant and Jaron Syrus identified as victims of Monday's double homicide

Justin Kendall — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:50:00 -0500

Kansas City police have identified the victims of Monday night's homicide as Qwentelia Vanzant and Jaron Syrus. Both were 25 years old and from Blue Springs.…

Annie Oliver, 80, accused of killing her husband, Ronald Oliver; may be the oldest female homicide suspect charged in Jackson County

Justin Kendall — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:06:00 -0500

Annie Oliver may be the oldest female homicide suspect in Jackson County history - at least that anyone in the prosecutor's office can remember.

Last week, Oliver, 80, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of her husband, Ronald Oliver.…

Alonzo Ruff and Anthony Williams accused of killing UMKC student Aaron Makarian

Justin Kendall — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:32:00 -0500

Alonzo Ruff (left) and Anthony Williams (right) have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of University of Missouri-Kansas City student Aaron Makarian.

Ruff, 20, and Williams, 21, are also charged with first-degree robbery, three counts of first-degree assault and five counts of armed criminal action.…

Marise Barrett found dead a day after her 70th birthday party; police investigate her death as a homicide

Justin Kendall — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:54:00 -0500

Marise Barrett celebrated her 70th birthday on Saturday. On Sunday, the woman's husband found her body, launching a homicide investigation.…

Homicide victim discovered on sidewalk at 37th and Broadway

Ben Palosaari — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:11:14 -0600

The Kansas City Police Department says the body of a male homicide victim was found late Tuesday night at Broadway and 37th Street. Police blocked traffic and closed down part of Broadway while they investigated.…

Brian Cunningham, Therman Lacy III and Jachin Reedy identified as recent homicide victims

Justin Kendall — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:28:00 -0600

Kansas City police have identified three victims of recent homicides.

Brian Cunningham and Therman Lacy III were found dead inside a vehicle at 115 North Denver around 7:45 p.m.…

Jovan Belcher's blood-alcohol content was double the legal limit when he died, autopsy report says

Ben Palosaari — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:34:00 -0600

The Jackson County Medical Examiner released the autopsy reports today for late Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. Belcher killed Perkins and then himself on December 1.…

Gustavo Ortiz accused of killing Denise Streeter, whose body was found in Platte Purchase Park

Justin Kendall — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:22:13 -0600

Jackson County prosecutors have charged Gustavo Ortiz with second-degree murder in the death of Denise Streeter.

Streeter's body was found in a field adjacent to Platte Purchase Park November 29.…

Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher allegedly kills girlfriend, commits suicide at Arrowhead practice facility

Justin Kendall — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:05:00 -0600

A Kansas City Chiefs player has allegedly shot his girlfriend and then himself, according to Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte's Twitter account. The player involved is linebacker Jovan Belcher, according to CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora.…

Denise Streeter identified as woman found dead in Platte Purchase Park

Justin Kendall — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:59:00 -0600

Kansas City police have identified the woman found dead in Platte Purchase Park Thursday afternoon as 49-year-old Denise J. Streeter of Kansas City, Kansas.

Around 2 p.m.…

Mark Shears shot and killed at 107th and Greenwood; KCMO's 87th homicide of 2012

Justin Kendall — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:02:00 -0500

Kansas City, Missouri's latest homicide victim has been identified as 26-year-old Mark Shears.

Around 12:20 a.m.…

Timothy Riley shot and killed at 41st and South Benton on Wednesday

Justin Kendall — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:32:00 -0500

The victim of Wednesday's homicide at 41st and South Benton has been identified as 38-year-old Timothy Riley.

Riley was shot around 1 p.m.…

Michael Wilson, 18, shot and killed at 94th and Cleveland

Justin Kendall — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:19:00 -0500

The man fatally shot Tuesday night has been identified as 18-year-old Michael Wilson.

Kansas City police say they were called to a shooting at 94th and Cleveland around 9:30 p..m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Wilson dead in the street.…

Arnold Shelby, Joe Loehr and Maurice Carter identified as weekend homicide victims

Justin Kendall — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:57:00 -0500

The Kansas City Police Department has released the victims' names in three weekend homicides.

Arnold Shelby, 35, was found shot to death in a yard in the 3700 block of East 29th Street around 4:30 a.m.…

Travis Pernell and Melvin Taylor killed in double homicide Wednesday

Justin Kendall — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:45:00 -0500

The victims of last night's double homicide have been identified as Travis Pernell and Melvin Taylor. KCMO's homicide total is now at 70 for 2012.…

Tyree Stuckey, killled by stray bullet, identified as homicide victim at 33rd and Jackson

Justin Kendall — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:45:20 -0500

A rolling gun battle Monday night at 33rd and Jackson left one person dead.

Kansas City police say the victim, 27-year-old Tyree Stuckey, was an innocent bystander.…

Jeffrey Sauerbry charged with Summer Shipp's 2004 murder

Ben Palosaari — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:13:00 -0500

Almost eight years after the Kansas City woman Summer Shipp disappeared, and nearly five years after Shipp's remains were found on the banks of the Little Blue River, Jeffrey Sauerbry has been charged in her killing. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced the first-degree murder charges on Friday — the same day that a jury convicted Sauerbry for the 1998 murder of William Kellett.…

Donald Bierria III fatally shot Saturday night; KCMO's 61st homicide victim of 2012

Justin Kendall — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:15:37 -0500

The victim of Saturday's homicide has been identified as Donald J. Bierria III.

Around 8 p.m., police were called to a shooting at 513 Quincy.…

William Smith shot to death Wednesday afternoon; Lamont Kemp accused of killing his girlfriend, Laquita Long

Justin Kendall — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:25:03 -0500

William Smith was fatally shot at a home at 2409 East 30th Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Police found the 46-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound outside the residence around 3:30 p.m.…

Eugene Pettiford shot and killed Tuesday

Justin Kendall — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:28:11 -0500

Eugene Pettiford has been identified as the victim of Tuesday's homicide in the 8600 block of East 31st Street.

Pettiford, 41, was found suffering from a gunshot around 10:36 p.m.…

Patricia James found dead inside a home on East 13th Street Thursday morning; death being investigated as a homicide

Justin Kendall — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:17:11 -0500

The victim of Thursday morning's homicide has been identified as Patricia L. James.

James, 57, was found dead inside a home in the 6600 block of East 13th Street around 7:40 a.m.

Police say the cause of James' death has not been determined but is being investigated as a homicide.…

Anthony Walker accused in triple homicide at 39th and Paseo

Justin Kendall — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:30:45 -0500

Anthony Walker has been charged in a triple homicide at 39th and Paseo from January. The bodies of Herschel Pike, 41; his mother, Donna Pike, 62; and Edward Williams, 57, were discovered on January 16.…

Cesar Guzman shot to death early Monday morning; 53 homicides in KCMO in 2012

Justin Kendall — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:26:00 -0500

The victim of this morning's fatal shooting at 18th and Hardesty has been identified as Cesar Guzman.

Guzman, 22, was found dead outside a home around 2:30 a.m.

Kansas City police have yet to release any suspect information.…

Heather Brown found dead inside a car at 39th and Kensington; 52 homicides in KCMO in 2012

Justin Kendall — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:07:00 -0500

The body of Heather Brown was found in a car at 3919 Kensington on Thursday morning.

The investigation began around 8 a.m. The Kansas City Star reported that Brown's "body showed obvious trauma."…

Tony Hughes, 16, killed in drive-by shooting Saturday

Justin Kendall — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:32:00 -0500

A drive-by shooting left one young man dead and a young woman injured early Saturday morning.

Police say 16-year-old Tony Hughes was shot to death while sitting on a porch at 30th and Oakley around 3 a.m.…