Jackson County prosecutors charged Vincent R. Muzquiz with unlawful use of weapons (drive-by shootings) and armed criminal action today in connection with the death of Rebecca Amparan-Chacon. Vincent R. MuzquizCourt records say 21-year-old Muzquiz, also known as "Big V," showed up at a tavern on Southwest Boulevard Friday around 11:25 p.m. A witness told police that Muzquiz was upset, wouldn't talk to him and then pulled out a gun and fired it at another customer who was standing outside the bus
Kansas City police say 25-year-old Ashley D. Thomas was the pregnant woman who was shot and killed Friday evening. Police found Thomas, who was nine-months pregnant, and her unnamed boyfriend shot inside a car outside an apartment building in the 1300 block of East Armor around 5:18 p.m. Friday.
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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 criti
Matthew A. JohnstonThe Jackson County Sheriff's Office says the human skeletal remains found in a wooded area earlier this week belong to 33-year-old Matthew A. Johnston. A citizen found the bones on Tuesday in the woods northwest of 18th Street and Sedweek in Blue Summit. The Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office positively ID'ed the remains. However, the cause of death has not yet been determined and the case is still being investigated.
