Samuel Merel Beard, 61, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Vincent Trulson on Aug. 5, according to a court document filed by the Wyandotte County District Attorney.
In addition, Beard faces two counts of aggravated intimidation of a witness in the case, which are felony charges. Prosecutors also charged Beard with drug paraphernalia possession, a misdemeanor charge.
Kansas City, Kansas, police earlier reported that they responded to a shooting scene at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, in the 500 block of South 12th Street, and found that Trulson had been shot. Trulson, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was taken to a hospital, where he died, police stated at the time.