Kansas City 2023 Homicide #180: Fatal Shooting Breaks Historic Record

Tonight police are investigating a fatal shooting near the 5200 block of Lyon Ave.

This homicide marks the 180th killing in Kansas City, Missouri so far this year compared to 179 last year. 

More importantly . . .

2023 NOW RANKS AS THE BLOODIEST YEAR IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HISTORY!!!

Moreover . . . 

The tenure of Mayor Quinton Lucas has seen more homicides than any other period in local recorded history. 

As of this writing there are a few "new plans" to reduce the rate of local killing but so far none have met with any significant community, neighborhood or voter support. 

Politically . . .

There's an effort to cast blame on the current KCPD Chief for the death toll but she still has a great deal of support from community leaders and only a few voices are attempting to shift blame to her office. 

Blame has also been directed against the KCPD Board of Police and the Missouri state governance structure but there's very little political will put forward new legislation . . . ESPECIALLY given that STL's homicide WORSENED when they earned so-called "local control" from Missouri's GOP super-majority. 

Finally . . . 

Mayor Quinton Lucas has escaped any real culpability for the slaughter that has occurred on his watch which has spanned both of his terms in office. 

He won reelection by more than 60 points and was virtually unopposed. 

There is no council faction that has challenged his leadership AND recent visits from Biden Administration officials prove that his standing continues to rise within the Democratic Party on a national level. 

And all of this is merely to note . . .

There's really no indication that KCMO's homicide & violence will improve in the new year given that local numbers buck national trends that have seen a decline in deadly violence. 

Even Chicago has reduced its number of homicides in 2023.

Again . . . 

There is little political will in Kansas City to do anything drastic about these numbers and so far we've only seen widespread disinterest in local voting the correlates with the deadly surge of local urban violence. 

UPDATE: 

Here is the first report for tonight's deadly shooting . . . .

Homicide 5200 block of Lyon Ave

Tonight about 7:30 pm officers were called to the 5200 block of Lyon Ave, on a shooting call.

On arrival officers located an adult male shooting victim unresponsive in the street near a vehicle. EMS arrived simultaneously and rendered aid to the victim

EMS declared the victim deceased here at the scene.

Callers reported hearing the sound of gunfire and then seeing the victim down in the street.

Detectives are canvassing for witnesses and crime scene investigators are processing the scene for evidence to try to give detectives more information about what led up to the shooting.

There is no known suspect information at this time.

If anyone saw anything or has any information 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 committed to assisting victims of violent crimes through use of Missouri’s Protection Program for Victims/Witnesses of Violent Crime. Funding for temporary, or even permanent relocation, may be available but is subject to pre-approval by the State’s administering agency.

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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