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Rodney Stewart Jr., 21, of Kansas City, Kan., was charged today with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 10 shooting death of Christopher Lancaster in the 200 block of Walker.
Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman filed the charges this afternoon.
Stewart is in the Wyandotte County Jail, according to authorities. His bond was set at $75,000, according to the district attorney’s spokesman.
The homicide victim from Oct. 10 in the 200 block of Walker Avenue has been identified, according to police.
The victim was Christopher Lancaster, 36, a resident of Kansas City, Kan., police said.
Police responded to a shooting at 3:20 a.m. Oct. 10 in the 200 block of Walker, a spokesman said. When they arrived, police found Lancaster inside the residence, who had been shot multiple times.
He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, the spokesman said.
Witnesses gave officers information which led to a person of interest being taken into custody, according to police. Charges were filed this afternoon against a suspect.
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information may call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
The Kansas City, Kan., Women’s Chamber of Commerce will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Grinter Place, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan.
The theme of the meeting is “Purses with a Purpose,” the organization’s major fundraiser. It is a silent auction featuring handbags to benefit the Women’s Chamber. The funds are used for nontraditional college scholarships for women. Janie Gaunce of Grapevine Designs is scheduled to speak.
The special guest speaker at the meeting will be Superintendent Cindy Lane of the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools. She will speak about the zero property tax increase bond issue on the ballot in November.