Kansas City 2022 Homicide #105: Wayne Ave. Gunfire Kills One

Kansas City's deadly violent crime crisis persists given that last year there were only 97 homicides at this date on the calendar. 

The current 8.2% increase in the pace of KCMO killing for 2022 is important because the level of killing tends to escalate toward the end of the year before Winter arrives. 

Here is the first report from last night's deadly crime scene . . .

Homicide 3500 block of Wayne

Just before 8:30pm officers were called to the 3500 block of Wayne on a reported disturbance.  While officers were on their way, the call was updated to a shooting.  Upon their arrival, officers located the victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.  EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to the hospital.  A short time later the victim was pronounced deceased.

Detectives and Crime Scene Personnel have responded to the scene.  They will be processing the scene and speaking to any potential witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.

################

Accordingly . . .

We'll use this post for more www.TonysKansasCity.com crime scene news gathering and info on police reports & reporting from across the metro . . .

Records: KCPD called more than a dozen times to suspected drug house where child died

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Even before Kansas City, Missouri, police officers found a 2-year-old boy dead inside a home in the 6500 block of The Paseo on Wednesday, they were familiar with the address.

BREAKING: Individual in custody after weapon found at Wyandotte High School

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - According to a release from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, students at Wyandotte High School were placed on lockdown Friday morning after a weapon was found on campus. No one was harmed and the individual is in custody.

Man pleads no contest to trying to burn down Leavenworth bar where he had just been fired

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man fired from his job at a Leavenworth bar pleaded no contest Friday to an arson charge for trying to burn down his former workplace. Troy Grimm worked at the Towne Pub but was let go the morning of March 22, according to a news release from the Leavenworth County Attorney's Office.

KCPD: Silver Alert requested for 72-year-old woman not seen in two weeks, family concerned for her safety

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is asking for help to find a 72-year-old woman who has not been seen for two weeks.Rozena Jackson was last seen on Aug. 5 in the area of East 32nd Street and Montgall Avenue. Family members said they last heard from her by phone on Aug.

Kansas man accused of PPP loan fraud totaling over 145K

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Haysville, Kansas, man is accused of fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Programs (PPP) loans totaling over $145,000. Dale Warren, 58, is charged with four counts of bank fraud, two counts of money laundering and four counts of false statements. Court documents state Warren allegedly obtained the loans through two separate banks.

Missouri school district official indicted for threatening Arizona election worker

A school district leader from southern Missouri is facing potential prison time for threatening an Arizona election worker, according to a federal indictment released this week.Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, of Tecumseh, is charged with one count of communicating an interstate threat and one count of making a threatening phone call in the Western District of Missouri.Both counts could land Hoornstra in prison for up to seven years with up to a $500,000 fine.Hoornstra, a district technology director for the Gainesville R-5 School District, has pleaded not guilty.

East side home shot up in drive-by: "I'm just glad my grandchildren weren't here"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City couple is shaken up but O.K. after their east side home was shot up early Friday morning in a drive-by shooting. Police responded around 5:30 to the house on East 26th Street, near Stark Avenue, in reference to a shots-fired call.

Kansas City looks to take page from Omaha program when it comes to reducing crime

Kansas City is looking at new ways to reduce crime. The city's latest answer may come from Omaha, Nebraska.Kansas City has recorded 104 homicides so far this year. Omaha has recorded 18. Omaha leaders are bringing their methods to the metro, starting in the Santa Fe neighborhood."Everything is absolutely interconnected.

Developing . . .