Kansas City, Kansas, police are asking the public to help in locating a 57-year-old resident.
The man, Matthew Sean Mooney, is described as having blue eyes, gray hair and a slender build, according to police. He is 5-9 and weighs 139 pounds. He speaks with an Irish accent.
Police stated that Mooney is wanted in Kansas City, Kansas, for aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. His last known location was near 5th and Elizabeth, where his vehicle was found abandoned on March 24, according to police. The police spokesman stated that he should be considered dangerous.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts may call 911 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
The victims of a homicide at 8:50 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at 57th and I-70 have been identified.
According to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman, the victims were Talisha Fay Johnson, 41, and Anthony Michael Johnson, 38, both of Overland Park, Kansas.
The suspect, Isaiah Montez Taylor, 21, of Overland Park, was arrested and charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and aggravated endangerment of a child, as well as criminal discharge of a firearm, according to the police spokesman.
Police think the situation stemmed from a domestic dispute, according to the spokesman.
Police officers responded to the 57th Street off-ramp from westbound I-70 about 8:50 p.m. Saturday, May 30. When they arrived, they found two persons who were deceased and had apparent gunshot wounds, the spokesman stated. Two juveniles there were unharmed.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, according to police.
Monday morning’s COVID-19 report in Wyandotte County showed a cumulative total of 1,359 cases and 74 deaths. There was an increase of one death since Sunday. (UG COVID-19 webpage)
COVID-19 is still out there, and those who go out in public should wear masks and keep 6 feet away from others, according to doctors at the University of Kansas Health System.
They discussed recent events including weekend protests in Kansas City, Missouri, over the George Floyd death in Minnesota, as well as a social gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks. At a news conference, they discussed if the events were an increased risk of spreading COVID-19. They also heard from COVID-19 survivors.
Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical officer at the KU Health System, said, “It just feels so hauntingly familiar to hear ‘I can’t breathe’ from patients and from individuals suffering in the streets.”
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control at KU Health System, said it appeared some of the marchers were close together, which presents a risk of getting COVID-19. He advised people to stay 6 to 10 feet apart and wear masks when in a group.
Anthony Nickens, an employee at KU Health System who has recovered from COVID-19, said that COVID-19 patients have felt restricted, that they couldn’t go everywhere they wanted to go and weren’t as free as they wanted to be. “African-Americans have been in that state for a long time,” he said.
Nickens encouraged people to be safe, to understand that people need to get their voices out, to wear a mask and to keep 6 feet of distance away from others.
Nickens described his family’s experiences in COVID-19, and his mother, Maxine Nickens, a COVID-19 survivor, also had advice.
“It’s real, it’s terrible,” she said. She has told co-workers to stay safe. She said the coronavirus is sneaky, and you don’t know where it is. People need to wash their hands and keep everything clean, she said.
“Know that it’s real and know that you’re not exempt from it, you’ve got to protect yourself,” she said.
Susan Robare’s husband, a correctional worker at the Lansing Correctional Facility, died after contracting COVID-19.
“I’ve thought about making a sign when I go out,” Robare said during the news conference. “You don’t know who you’re going to infect.
“My husband died from this,” she said. “It is serious. People think they’re immune to it, and they’re not. They may be asymptomatic, but you don’t know who you’re going to take it home to.
“So please take it seriously. Do what you can to protect yourself and your loved ones,” she said.
Dr. Hawkinson said people are most infectious one to two days prior to having any symptoms to a few days after they are better. People don’t always know when they are sick, he said.
“You could be spreading the disease or virus without you ever feeling sick, ever,” Dr. Hawkinson said, “or, one to two days prior to you getting symptoms.”
Dr. Hawkinson reported that KU Health System had 17 positive COVID-19 patients, with five in the intensive care unit and three on ventilators. He said they had some discharges and some new admissions, with numbers staying pretty stable. There were 15 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Friday.
In Wyandotte County, the Unified Government Health Department webpage reported 1,359 cumulative COVID-19 cases at midday Monday, June 1, with 74 deaths and 22 persons hospitalized. There were 465 recoveries reported. It was an increase of 12 cases and one death since Sunday.
On the UG COVID-19 hub, the outbreak map shows cases now have been reported at a total of 16 at the Amazon facility at 6925 Riverview Ave., with the last case reported on May 28.
