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Month: April 2017
Police request public’s help in locating man charged in connection with woman’s death
Law enforcement officials are asking the public to help locate the man who is charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the murder of Casey Eaton on April 19 in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue. Eaton is the sister of Pamela Butler, who was slain in the same general area of Kansas City, Kansas, about 17 years ago.
The Kansas City, Kansas, police and U.S. Marshals Service are requesting the public’s help. Emenencio C. Lansdown, 41, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm in the case, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.
He is not currently in custody, authorities said.
He was last seen in the Armourdale area of Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday evening.
Lansdown is described as a 5-9, 130-pound man with a bald, shaved head and blue eyes. He has multiple tattoos including “Cassie” on the side of his neck and upper back.
Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Any information about Lansdown’s whereabouts may be sent to the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS or the U.S. Marshals Service at 913-551-6727.
Two KCK men charged in fatal shooting at gas station
Two Kansas City, Kansas, men were charged today in a fatal shooting of a man outside a gas station in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dionandre Ganter, 28, and Michael Sewell, 42, were charged with second-degree murder, attempted robbery and two counts of armed criminal action by the Jackson County prosecutor. Dorron Blackmon, 32, died in the shooting at the BP station on East 39th in Kansas City, Missouri.
Video surveillance and witness statements showed that the defendants attempted to take a gun from the victim as he sat in a vehicle, and then shot him, according to court documents that were filed today.
A bond of $250,000 was requested for each defendant.