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September 23, 2008Shauntay Henderson found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
By NADIA PFLAUM Remember when Shauntay Henderson was one of America's Most Wanted? Remember when the FBI sought her for an "execution-style murder," claiming she had shot her victim three times in the chest at close range with a semi-automatic weapon? Not so much. Today, Jackson County 15th Circuit Court Judge Robert Schieber found 26-year-old Henderson guilty of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action -- not murder in the second degree, as the prosecution charged -- for shooting D
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May 10, 2001Killa City: Man found fatally shot on Maple
Kansas City Police responded to a shooting in the 4400 block of Scarritt Avenue last night, but the shooting victim had left the scene. View Larger Map Detectives talked with a couple of witnesses at the scene, and then started canvassing the area for the man -- a black man in his mid-20s. They found him shot to death in a vehicle at 305 Maple St. View Larger If you have info about the shooting, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.Cedric J. DentUpdate (4:13 p.m. Tuesday, March 3): Kansas
March 3, 2009Killa City: Three dead after weekend shootings
The early hours of Saturday morning started a bloody day in Kansas City. A 17-year-old high school basketball player was gunned down, a woman was found shot to death in a SUV and a man was fatally shot in a park in Independence.Bishop Hogan's Darreon Murray was with four people wounded in a shooting on Interstate 70 near Van Brunt Boulevard exit around 1:30 a.m. after leaving a post-game party, Fox 4 reported. Murray died at the scene. "Two others were taken to the hospital with life-threatening
March 9, 2009Killa City: Man found fatally shot in apartment
Kansas City Police found a man shot to death in a third floor apartment at 811 East Armour Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m. View Larger Map Police say the victim had at least one gunshot wound. A neighbor told police that he had heard several gunshots and saw someone run from the apartment building. Police say there are no suspects in custody. Fritz LeandreKSHB Channel 41 also reports that police are investigating whether a man shot to death by two KC police officers was involved in the ho
March 26, 2009Killa City: KCK Police identify homicide victim
KCK Police released the name of the woman found shot to death last Thursday in the 7200 block of Gilmore Avenue. The victim was 20-year-old Olivia M. Anaekwe of Shawnee, Kansas. View Larger Map Tipsters should call 913-573-6020 or 816-474-8477.
March 31, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 33
A drive-by shooting yesterday evening left one man dead and another injured. The victims were sitting in a vehicle in the 5900 block of Walrond Avenue around 5:28 p.m. when a man shot them and fled in a red Ford truck. View Larger Map When officers arrived at the scene, they found a lifeless black male lying in the street. The man was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The other shooting victim was found with non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital. The police say detectives
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August 4, 2005Killa City: 'Big V' Vincent Muzquiz charged in connection with Southwest Boulevard homicide
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
April 27, 2009Killa City: One dead, eight others shot Sunday morning
A man in his 20s was shot to death outside of Grand Slam Liquors, 631 Grand Boulevard, Sunday morning. View Larger Map Kansas City police arrived on the scene at around 10 a.m. and found a black man with a gunshot wound lying in the east parking lot. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses saw a vehicle with two black men leaving the scene at the time of the shooting. If you have tips, call 816.474.8477. Also Sunday morning, eight people were shot in two separate incidents. None o
May 4, 2009This is the guy who woke up Westport by (allegedly) shooting people Sunday morning
This is Ricky Brooks. Ricky L. BrooksJackson County prosecutors charged him with lighting up Westport with an assault rifle early Sunday morning. Court records say the shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. after an argument between two women inside America's Pub, which continued in the Chili's parking lot near Westport Road and Mill Street, when a man entered the fray. Court records say the man retrieved a rifle from the trunk of a car and shot at least six rounds into a Suburban containing one of
May 4, 2009Killa City: Relative allegedly kills owner of Odessa gas station
A relative allegedly killed the owner of a BP gas station in Odessa, KMBC Channel 9 reports. The shooting victim is 28-year-old Nurali "Nick" Bhimani, and the suspected shooter is 42-year-old Nasruddin N. Dhanani, who was also found dead at the scene, KMBC says. Here's the report: Nurali BhimaniA call reporting the shooting at the BP, 404 West Highway 40, came in to 911 at around 2:15 p.m. KMBC says police heard gunshots when they arrived at the store. The motive for the shooting isn't known ye
May 5, 2009Killa City: One dead, one injured in KCK shooting
A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after a shooting last night. Kansas City, Kansas, police responded to a shots fired call at 11:52 p.m. in the 3500 block of N. 60th St. View Larger Map The man was taken to a local hospital. The identities of the wounded haven't been released, yet. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 913.573.6020 or 816.474.8477.Update: Fox 4 adds that police found three children, ranging in age from a toddler to 12 in the home.&
May 6, 2009Another shooting, this one non-fatal, at the Express Mart on Longview Road
A month ago, Jamaal V. Dixon allegedly shot and killed Rashad J. Taylor and wounded Taylor's brother in the parking lot of the Express Mart at 7007 Longview Road. Dixon, 19, now faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.On Tuesday, there was another shooting at the Express Mart. View Larger Map This time, the 20-year-old shooting victim survived. The Kansas City Star says the victim and his girlfriend were in the parking lot when anothe
May 20, 2009Killa City: Djuan D. Hatten, two others gunned down Domineak L. Bynum, police allege
Djuan D. HattenDomineak L. BynumDjuan D. Hatten told detectives that he and two other men waited for Domineak L. Bynum to leave a house at 10105 Fremont and then opened fire on him, court records say. Jackson County prosecutors charged Hatten, 21, with first-degree murder and armed criminal action Tuesday in the death of 19-year-old Bynum. A witness told police that she and her child were waiting for Bynum in a vehicle in front of 10105 Fremont on May 19. The woman heard several gunshots moments
May 26, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 49, woman fatally shot in home on Walrond
A woman was shot and killed Thursday afternoon inside a home in the 2000 block of Walrond. View Larger Map Around 3:18 p.m., officers responded to a shooting victim call at Truman Medical Center. The woman, whose age isn't yet known, was pronounced dead a short time after the officers arrived.Kansas City police are on the scene, and detectives are waiting on a search warrant to enter the residence. The police do not have any suspect information at this time. Got a tip? Call 816-474-8477.
May 28, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 49, Takiya Lane
Kansas City police say 23-year-old Takiya Lane was the woman shot and killed inside a home in the 2000 block of Walrond Thursday afternoon. View Larger Map Officers were called to Truman Medical Center after Lane showed up at the hospital suffering from gunshot wounds around 3:18 p.m. Lane was pronounced dead a short time later.Police have yet to release any suspect information. If you have any info, call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477.
May 29, 2009Killa City: Man shot to death in KCK
A man was fatally shot in the 1500 block of N. 23rd Street early Monday morning. View Larger Map Kansas City, Kansas, police found a black man shot to death. Police believe the man is in his 40s. The man's name won't be released until family members have been contacted. If you have a tip, call 913-573-6020 or 816-474-8477.Update: This is KCK's 13th homicide.
June 8, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide No. 19, 7-year-old Laraya Wilson fatally shot
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide in the 2600 block of North 13th Street. View Larger Map Police say five people were shot around 12:08 a.m. Friday. One of the shooting victims, a juvenile, was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's name has not been released. The others were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. If you have any information, call 913-573-6020 or 816-474-8477.Updated (11:10 a.m., Friday, June 26): KCK police identified the vict
June 26, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 59, man fatally shot at 59th and Indiana
A man in his 20s was found shot to death in the intersection of 59th and Indiana around 12:12 a.m. View Larger Map The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kansas City police have not released any suspect information and are seeking tips. If you know anything about the shooting, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
July 14, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 60, double shooting leaves one man dead, another seriously injured
A dispute between two men led to a double shooting Tuesday night that left one man dead and another seriously injured. A woman with a man suffering from serious gunshot wounds flagged down Kansas City police officers at 35th and Park around 10:12 p.m. Tuesday. The wounded man was taken to a local hospital.The woman told police that the man in her car was shot by a man near 36th and Wabash. View Larger Map At 36th and Wabash, officers found a man in his late 20s shot to death.Detectives were
July 15, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 63, Deanna Lieber fatally killed by stray bullet on Highway 71
Deanna Lieber was fatally shot on her way home to Lawrence Friday night. Lieber, 45, was driving with her 13-year-old daughter and mother-in-law in a gold Dodge Durango on 71 Highway when she was apparently struck by random gunfire, police say. View Larger Map Lieber, her daughter and mother-in-law were driving home from a show at the Starlight Theater.Officers received a call of shots fired in the area of 59th and 71 Highway around 11:24 p.m. On the way to the scene, a second call rep
July 20, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 69, man found shot to death in apartment on East 29th Street
A man was found shot to death in an apartment hallway in the 2300 block of East 29th Street around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. View Larger Map Kansas City police described the victim as a black man, approximately 30-years-old. Witnesses told police that they saw a white man flee the scene in a white Ford Taurus just after the shooting. In a separate shooting, two people were found shot in an alley in the 2700 block of Cleveland. KCTV 5 reports that one of the shooting victims had life-threateni
July 29, 2009Three injured in shooting at Club Oasis
Three people were injured in a shooting at Club Oasis early Monday morning. View Larger Map The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened around 2:50 a.m. and when the cops arrived, they found a guy with a gunshot wound to leg. KMBC Channel 9 reports that it was a drive-by shooting.Hours later the Star reports, two more people showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds claiming they were also shot at the club. Police don't believe the injuries are life threatening. Crime Scene
August 3, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 75, teen shot to death in the 3700 block of Olive
A black man in his late teens was found shot to death in the 3700 block of Olive Monday evening. The teen's body was found in the street around 11 p.m. View Larger Map Police are still looking for suspects, so if you have a tip, call 816-474-8477.
August 11, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide, one dead after double shooting
Kansas City, Kansas, police found two men shot inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of South 47th Terrace Sunday morning around 3 a.m. View Larger Map One of the shooting victims, a white male, was dead at the scene. His name hasn't been released, yet. The second victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. KCK police haven't released any suspect information. If you know anything about this homicide, call 816-474-8477 or 913-573-6020.
August 24, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide, man fatally shot in the 3000 block of N.E. 37th Street
A man was found shot to death Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of N.E. 37th Street. View Larger Map Kansas City police arrived around 12:15 p.m. and found the white man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound inside an apartment. Police say there was a disturbance prior to the shooting. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. If you have a tip, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
August 24, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 83, KC police involved in shooting Sunday; Exae Chavez-Gutierrez dead
Exae Chavez-GutierrezThe man shot and killed by police near 113th Street and Sycamore on Sunday was 36-year-old Exae Chavez-Gutierrez of Grandview, Missouri, police say. The officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave. They have 28 and 13 years of law enforcement experience -- which is routine in these situations.Kansas City police says officers responded to a Jeep that crashed into a tree near 113th Street and Sycamore. Officers encountered Chavez-Guiterrez in a nearby
September 8, 2009Killa City: One dead, three injured in shooting in the 5400 block of Bellefontaine
No official word from the Kansas City police yet on the shooting at 5400 block of Bellefontaine but multiple reports say one person was fatally shot and three injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon. View Larger Map KMBC Channel 9 reported that the person killed was an 18-years-old man. KMBC also reported that the shooting victims were being treated at Research Medical Center and a dispute broke out when "relatives became suspicious that the culprits" were at the hospital. Officers took four
September 11, 2009Killa City: Man reportedly shot to death near Cherry and Armour
The Kansas City Star reported last night that a man was shot and killed after an argument with two men near Cherry and Armour. View Larger Map The suspects fled and the man, who police reportedly said was between 18 and 25, was taken to a local hospital where he died. If you know anything about the shooting, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 or e-mail me at justin.kendall@pitch.com. And there was more bloodshed this weekend. Grief counselors will be at Northeast High School on Monday aft
September 14, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 84, Cameron Washington fatally shot in the 5400 block of Bellefontaine
Cameron WashingtonCameron Washington, 18, was the man shot to death in the 5400 block of Bellefontaine last Thursday, Kansas City police say. Three other people were injured in the shooting. Washington's obituary is now online.If you know anything about Washington's death, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 or e-mail me at justin.kendall@pitch.com.
September 14, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 85, Taylor Holman shot to death at Armour and Cherry
The man shot to death Sunday near Armour and Cherry was 20-year-old Taylor Holman, Kansas City police say. View Larger Map Holman died at a local hospital. If you know anything about the shooting, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 or e-mail me at justin.kendall@pitch.com.
September 15, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 77, Khamis A. Saed shot and killed at Cricket store
Yesterday, the Kansas City police sent me the names of the city's 84 homicide victims (Taylor Holman's name hadn't been added to the list yet). Going through the list, a couple of names popped out at me -- Khamis A. Saed and Freddie Medina. Saed, 23, was fatally shot while working at the Cricket Wireless phone store at 5116 Bristol on August 15. His body was found in the stores backroom. I can't recall Saed ever being identified as the victim in the shooting.Medina, 16, died on January 5 afte
September 16, 2009Killa City: Ronald Taylor charged with the murder of William E. Harmon
Ronald TaylorWilliam E. HarmonRonald Taylor has been charged with the murder of William E. Harmon, Kansas City Police Chief Jim Corwin reported on his blog today. Taylor, 30, was captured in last week's violent crime crackdown. Harmon, 27, was found shot to death in an apartment at 1210 1/2 Independence Ave. on April 5. Corwin writes that witnesses were "drinking and doing drugs when they heard shots in another room, and all of them fled the apartment, including the suspect, Ronald Taylor.
October 5, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide No. 28, double shooting leaves one dead
A man was shot to death in the 3000 block of North 11th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday night. View Larger Map KCK police say they found two shooting victims when they arrived at the scene. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. The second shooting victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The homicide victim's name hasn't been released yet. KCK police also have not released any suspect information.If you know anything about the man's death, cal
October 9, 2009Killa City: KCK shooting victim in 'serious' condition
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a late-Sunday shooting in the 2000 block of North 1st Street that left a man in seriously injured. View Larger Map KCK police found a black man suffering from a gunshot wound around 10:35 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital. KMBC Channel 9 reports that the man was shot in the stomach.KCTV 5 reports that a second man was shot. He reportedly drove himself to a hospital.The police have yet to release any suspect information. If you have a tip,
October 12, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide No. 28, Steven Allen
Steven AllenKansas City, Kansas, police say 32-year-old Steven Allen was the homicide victim in last Thursday's double shooting in the 3000 block of North 11th Street. Allen, a resident of KCK, was shot and killed on October 8, three days after his birthday. KCK police found Allen and another man suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene. Allen was pronounced dead. The second shooting victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. If you have a tip about Allen's dea
October 13, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 91, man fatally shot at 29th and Indiana
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man near 29th and Indiana this afternoon. View Larger Map Kansas City police say a black male believed to be about 20-years-old was suffering from a gunshot wound on a sidewalk near the intersection around 2:23 p.m. The man later died at a local hospital. The man's name has not been released yet.Witnesses told police that a black male fled the scene on foot right after the shooting. If you know anything about the man's death, call the TIPS Hotli
October 13, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide No. 31, man shot to death on North 4th Street
A little bit after midnight Friday, Kansas City, Kansas, police found a man shot to death inside a vehicle in the 1300 block of North 4th Street. View Larger Map Officers were responding to a reported shooting at 12:14 a.m. The man's identity hasn't been released yet. If you have any info about this man's death, call the Major Case Unit at 913-573-6020 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
October 30, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 95, man fatally shot near 31st and Prospect
Kansas City police are investigating a homicide at 31st and Prospect. View Larger Map Police say officers were called on a shooting and found a man shot in the parking lot near Cash America Pawn. The man was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police say another shooting victim was found at another hospital. Detectives are trying to determine if the shootings are related. A witness told police that the victim was chasing after and shooting at two other men in the parking lot. The two me
October 30, 2009Killa City: KCK homicide No. 33, LeDion D. Brown
LeDion D. Brown, 19, was the man found shot to death in the 1300 block of North 4th Street in KCK just after midnight, KCK police say. View Larger Map KCK police found Brown shot to death inside a vehicle around 12:14 a.m. If you have any info about this man's death, call the Major Case Unit at 913-573-6020 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
October 30, 2009Killa City: 3 shot and 3 arrested after standoff in KCK
Three men were shot and three people were arrested after a standoff in the 2300 block of Birch Drive late Sunday. View Larger Map Kansas City, Kansas, police believe the shooting victims' injuries are not life-threatening. KCK police responded to an "armed disturbance" call around 11:30 p.m. and discovered the shooting victims. At the scene, officers saw a man run into an apartment. The officers tried to talk with the man, but he refused to come out of the apartment. That's when police set up
November 2, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 96, 1 dead near 116th and Holiday
A man believed to be in his twenties was shot to death near 116th and Holiday yesterday afternoon. View Larger Map Kansas City police officers responding to gunshots found the body of a man in the street around 4 p.m. Witnesses told police that they saw a black man shoot the victim. The alleged shooter was with another man, and the two ran north on 116th Street. Last we heard, the suspects were believed to be in a house on Longview Road. If you have a tip, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-47
November 5, 2009Killa City: Blanche L. Johnson charged with killing Yolanda Walker
Yolanda WalkerBlanche L. Johnson confessed to killing Yolanda Walker because Walker broke up with her.Court documents say Johnson, 38, told detectives that she pulled a handgun out of her purse and shot Walker, 38, twice in chest after Walker ended their relationship. In a twist of karmic justice, Johnson accidentally shot herself in the ankle as she was getting out of Walker's minivan. Johnson left a trail of blood leading north on South Benton and east on Meyer Road. Walker was found shot t
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