Kansas City police say Randy L. Wilson was the victim of a fatal shooting Saturday morning.
Officers arrived at a local hospital around 5:13 a.m. to investigate a shooting. Police say they found the 21-year-old Wilson "and other belligerent and uncooperative people" in the emergency room.
Wilson died from his wounds after arriving at the hospital. Police say Wilson was shot inside a car at the intersection of Linwood and Gillham. The driver of the car told police that "an oncoming car had fired the shots."
Wilson is Kansas City, Missouri's fourth homicide victim of the year. He is also reportedly the first cousin of Nelson E. Hopkins Jr., who was gunned down at 54th and Troost on December 1. Hopkins was walking home from the Plaza library. He had a college application in his pocket.
Nelson Hopkins Jr.'s family held a vigil for him and Wilson Sunday evening.
"My son did not die in vain," Nelson Hopkins Sr. told KSHB channel 41. "Randy Wilson did not die in vain. The other 100 and some odd murders that happened last year wasn't in vain. We're going to put this to a stop. This has got to come to an end."
On Sunday, police said no suspects were in custody in Wilson's death. If you know anything about Wilson's death, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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R.I.P to my baby Randy. We been knowing each other for 5 years. I just talk to you the other day and now your gone. Im sitn here missing you like crazy. You were my first in everything. We were so close together, and we had plans to be together. But your and a better place now baby and i hope and i know they are going to find who did this. When they do i hope they serve hella time. I hope they "ROTT". You ment a lot to me, you were my world and you still are. I will always love you no matter what. I love you baby R.I.P i will see you someday in heaven. Love Neka his ride or die 4 lyfe.
Dear Pitch: Thanks, as always, for keeping the city posted on homicide totals--a statistic most of the city's leaders would like to forget. The year is not starting off good homicide-wise; any illusions that "crime is down sharply" should have been destroyed by four homicides in the first four days of 2010. Time to face reality and act accordingly. Sincerely, Respectfully and In Christ, Ernest Evans
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