Month: July 2022

Suspect arrested in July 17 double shooting

The suspect in the July 17 double shooting in the Gateway Plaza neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, that took the life of one person and left another seriously injured, has been arrested and charged, according to a police spokesman.

Tanesha Marie Horton, 27, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged in Wyandotte County with second-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Printara Jackson, as well as attempted second-degree murder, police stated. The location of the shooting was the 1400 block of North 5th.

She is currently being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

This incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Major Case Unit.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS All tips are anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward, the spokesman stated.

  • Information from Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department

KCK school board plans special meeting Wednesday

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education has planned a special board meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, in the third floor board room, Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

On the agenda are a human resources report; a discussion of the 2022-2023 budget; consideration of the board’s budget; and policies on health screenings, enrollment, school and district websites, board policies and policy updates from the Kansas Association of School Boards, policy on student clubs, federal fiscal compliance, personnel policy goals, and animals and plants in the schools.

The meeting will be on Zoom. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81577662918?pwd=TldvT0NyOWdNYTJkTm5USmV1eUoxZz09.
The passcode is 550731.