Month: September 2019

Police identify homicide victim

Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified a homicide victim who was found shot on Sept. 1 in the 5900 block of State Avenue.

The victim was Maurice Hunter Jr., 30, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, a police spokesman stated.

Police responded to the report of a shooting at 2:08 p.m. Sept. 1. When they arrived, they saw a man in the street with apparent gunshot wounds, the spokesman stated. Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department personnel also responded and confirmed the victim was dead as a result of his injuries.

The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Blues fundraiser scheduled for Sept. 5

A blues music fundraiser is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, to help pay funeral expenses for Dennis Edwards.

The fundraiser will be held at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Missouri.

A silent auction will be held in conjunction with the concert.

Blue 88 will open the concert at 7:15 p.m., followed by 51% Blues Band at 8:15 p.m., and Earl and Them at 9:15 p.m.

Edwards was murdered along with a customer at a shooting at Edwards Original Corner Market and Deli at 81 N. Mill St., on July 10, 2019.

Blue 88 and the 51% Blues Band are donating their participation in the fundraiser; the headliner was already booked for the performance.

Edwards was a 1974 graduate o Wyandotte High School. Sue Corbett of Blue 88 was a classmate of his. Urma Cade-Watson and Ronnie “Sticks” Hardin of 51% Blue Band also are Wyandotte graduates.

There also will be a silent auction that will feature about 60 items.

The fundraiser was organized by Scott Mackey, also a classmate of Edwards’ at Wyandotte.

Those who would like to contribute to help defray funeral expenses may mail a contribution to Larkin and Garcia funeral home, 1844 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 66102, and designate it “Attention: Dennis Edwards.”

Police and fire notes

Shots fired at home on South 71st
Kansas City, Kansas, police responded to a call that there were shots fired at a home in the 600 block of South 71st at 10 p.m. Monday, according to a social media post by the police department. Residents told police that their home was struck by gunfire. No injuries were reported, according to police.

Aggravated battery reported
A victim told police he was shot at 10:27 p.m. Monday in the 2200 block of Delavan Avenue. Officers talked with the man at a hospital. The victim had non-life-threatening injuries.

Fire reported at Riverview and Mill Street
Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters responded at 9:25 p.m. Monday to a fire at Riverview and Mill Street. The fire was seen coming from different floors of the structure.