Kansas City Police Confront Silence As Homicide Count Escalates

A major part of community outreach for local law enforcement involved encouraging residents to speak up, do the right thing and help bring violent offenders to justice.

However . . .

It's important to note that Kansas City has a tradition of silence that extends across generations and likely became part of our local culture around the time the Irish mob dominated local streets amid the prohibition era and wielded far more influence than East side gangs or Latino drug dealers.

Here's one part of the story . . .

A Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department spokesperson said it was among the most violent holiday weekends they can remember.

Many people were hurting in Kansas City, but also urging the community do their part, too.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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Overnight police are responding to the latest homicide that likely brings the 2023 count to #75 so far this year and far ahead of 2020's record breaking pace . . .

Here's the first report . . . 

Homicide 3800 Block NW 63rd ter

This morning just before 3:30am officers were in the area of the 3800 block of NW 63rd when they heard the sound of gunfire in the area.

At the same time 911 received an additional call of sound of shots near NW 63rd ter and NW Westwood Ln.

When officers arrived to the area they located a vehicle off the road crashed into a streetlight pole.

Inside the vehicle officers located an adult male who appeared to have been shot, unresponsive.

Officers summoned EMS to the scene who declared the victim deceased here.

Detectives will be canvassing for witnesses and crime scene investigators are processing the scene for evidence.

If anyone has any information or saw or heard anything they are asked to contact Homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS there is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.

We are working with Partners for Peace in all our homicide investigations to monitor risks for retaliation and provide social services to affected residents.

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More info here . . . 

KC police investigate another early morning homicide

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri police officers are investigating another early morning homicide. Officers were called to the 6200 block of Northwest Westwood Lane on a shooting call at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle that had crashed with one victim inside, according to Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte.

KCPD investigates overnight homicide near 63rd Terrace

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot and killed in Kansas City Wednesday morning. Around 3:30 a.m. Kansas City police responded to the 3800 block of NW 63rd Terrace for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived they found a car that had crashed into a pole.

KCPD Investigating 8th homicide this week, man shot in car on NW 63rd Terrace

Kansas City, Missouri police are investigating the eighth homicide since Sunday night. The latest happened in the Northland, near NW 63rd Terrace and NW Westwood Lane.Around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, police were in the area and got a call about shots being fired. When they arrived, they saw a car that ran into a light pole.

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