Kansas City Crime Scene: Jail Smuggling, Deadly Gunfire Aftermath & Addiction Fight

As more violence takes hold in Kansas City we share all manner of crime reporting and follow-up to ongoing investigations.

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Jackson County Detention Center employee among 4 indicted for smuggling K2-laced paper to inmates

A Jackson County Detention Center employee was among four individuals indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle papers laced with K2. Aaron D. Copes, 42, of Grandview, Mo., was a case manager at the Jackson County Detention Center.

14-year-old Kansas City teen shot and killed on the front porch of his family's home

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is working to determine what led up to a shooting that claimed the life of a teenager early Wednesday.Officers were called to a home near East 83rd Street and Wayne Avenue around 5:30 a.m.

Family loses two in one month after woman found shot on I-670 in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City police say one woman has died after she was found shot on Interstate 670 on Wednesday morning.

Two dead in Wednesday morning KCMO shootings, WB I-670 traffic shut down

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A teenager and a woman died from shootings Wednesday morning. The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department stated that at 5:37 a.m., officers learned of a shooting outdoors in the 8200 block of Wayne Avenue. When first responders arrived, they found a teen dead.

Clay County deputies find passports, drugs and more in stolen vehicle following chase

According to law enforcement, an overnight police pursuit in Clay County, Missouri, became a big bust for the sheriff's deputies.Drugs, money, stolen identification documents and a weapon were all found in a car that fled from officers and crashed along the northeast Antioch Road exit of I-35.Police say 49-year-old Michael Bennett now faces multiple charges from the incident.

Kansas man charged with killing sons in 2020 could face death penalty

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - A Leavenworth, Kansas man charged in the killing of his two sons appeared in court Wednesday where it was announced the state intends to pursue the death penalty. Donald Ray Jackson Jr., 43, was charged in 2020 with one count of capital murder .

California man pleads guilty to smuggling over 33,000 fentanyl pills in metro area

A California man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday, admitting to smuggling over 33,000 counterfeit pills that contained four kilograms of fentanyl. Matthew J. Gomez, 28, pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. On March 16, 2023, Gomez was observed by members of the Missouri Western Interdiction Task Force at a bus stop in Kansas City.

Kansas City organization fighting violence by helping others fight addiction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The year to date total of homicides in Kansas City, Missouri, has now risen to 80. It puts 2023 on-pace be the deadliest year on record in KCMO. Many of those cases can can be linked back to drugs.

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