Update (3:41 p.m. July 30): Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd announced charges today against two people in Spencer Crosthwait's death. Stephen L. Ellis and Justin L. Dougan, both 19 and from Kansas City, have been charged with second-degree murder. Zahnd alleges that Ellis was the driver and Dougan was the gunman. They face life in prison if convicted. A third person in the car hasn't been charged but is in custody. Dougan also faces a charge of armed criminal action, and Ellis was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon. Both are in Platte County jail on $250,000 bond.
be a senior this fall at Park Hill High School.
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story (12:30 p.m. July 30): A dispute over a girl may have led to
rare homicide in Parkville on Thursday. Police have identified the
victim of a drive-by slaying
on Highway 45 as Spencer J. Crosthwait. The 17-year-old was
driving his prized black Ford Thunderbird with a friend when another car
pulled up next to him, and someone fired a single shot from a rifle,
killing Crosthwait.
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