Downtown KC Building Plagued By Crime Before Child's Deadly Fall

Over the weekend we talked about the inherent dangers of so many Downtown Kansas City converted buildings. 

And now new facts come to light . . . 

DOX REVEAL BUILDING WHERE YOUNGSTER FELL TO HIS DEATH WAS A HOT SPOT CONSTANTLY IN NEED OF POLICE HELP!!!

 What we can glean from the story . . .

DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY LIFE SEEMS KINDA RATCHET & LOCAL LEADERS AREN'T TELLING LOCALS THAT MANY BUILDINGS ARE BEING PACKED WITH FULLY SUBSIDIZED UNITS . . . NOT THE POWER PLAYERS SO MANY OF US IMAGINE!!!

Of course people need an affordable places to live but the tragic death of this youngster brings to light a big picture question . . . 

IS DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY JUST A BIG HOUSING PROJECT SCHEME?!?!

Again . . . A big part of developer subsidy is "affordable" housing requirements . . . Our main beef with this is that office conversions might not be the best place for youngsters to grow up and police investigation might soon uncover more deets about the dangerous circumstances of the youngsters demise.

For now . . . Here's what we know about the context of the tragedy . . .

The KCPD records show between May 9, 2017, and November 30, 2023, police officers responded to calls at the complex 1071 times.

And the records do not include what’s called “law enforcement sensitive information” including the call leading to the discovery of Grayson’s body.

The calls include a rape, armed robbery and several disturbances involving guns.

In some instances, the records reveal the apartment number for the call, but most of them do not.

There are five specific references to the apartment number where Grayson and his mother lived between February 21, 2018, and this past January 14 for mainly what’s described as disturbances.

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

Since May 2017, Kansas City police have responded to more than 1,000 calls at Grand Boulevard lofts

The body of Grayson O'Connor, 5, was found in an alley behind that complex last week after detectives say he fell from his apartment's window.