A fourth victim in last Friday's shooting that killed Ashley D. Thomas and her unborn baby has fingered Lionel R. Henderson as the "look out" in the shooting.
Police arrested Henderson, 25, on Saturday, and the fourth victim, who was grazed in the neck by a bullet, picked out Henderson from a police lineup.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Henderson today with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree assault.
Police found Thomas, who was nine-months pregnant, and her boyfriend shot inside a car in the 1300
block of East Armor around 5:18 p.m.
Thomas was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Doctors were unable to
save Thomas' baby. The male shooting victim -- reportedly in his late
teens to early twenties -- is still in critical condition, police say.
Kansas City police's latest "daily homicide analysis" reports that the city is up to 104 homicides for 2009.
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well if the police did there investigating rigt they would realize the my brother did not actuall do the shooting. therefore he needs to be released
Dear Pitch: Thanks for using the term "unborn baby" rather than "fetus." As you know, there has been a bit of a debate on the blogs over which term to use in this tragedy--and unfortunately it has been made to seem like this is "pro-life" vs. "pro-choice" debate. That is not, repeat not, the issue in the use of these terms: The alarming thing about the use of "fetus" in this tragedy is that it fits in with an effort by powerful people in this city to "wish away" the crime problem: It is not a baby that was killed, it is a "fetus." The city's financial and political establishment is terrified of losing more conventions, residents, tourists and industries, etc because of the serious crime problem--and using terms like "fetus" fits in perfectly with efforts to deny the realities of this city's crime problems. That is why the use of the term "fetus" by a lot of the people in the press is deeply alarming--as we say in politics: "Denial is not a river in Egypt." Stop denying the reality of the crime problem and start doing something about it!!! Sincerely and Respectfully, Ernest Evans
I've seen this guy walking up and down Armour when I'm walking my dog. Interesting.
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