Police interview one person in connection to Firelight Lounge case

Tyjuana Watson (Jackson)

In a further development in the fatal shooting case at the Firelight Lounge Saturday, Kansas City, Kansas, police said that Lacresha Carr, 40, reported in to police headquarters on Tuesday.

In an earlier statement, police had said they thought Carr left the lounge in a vehicle with a person suspected of firing a gun.

Carr was interviewed on Tuesday by detectives in the Criminal Investigations Divisions, and has since been released pending further investigation into the incident, a police spokesman stated.

Michael Williams Jr., a bystander at the Firelight Lounge in the 1800 block of Parallel Parkway, was killed by gunfire.

Earlier on Tuesday, police had asked the public’s assistance in locating two persons in connection with the case.

Tyjuana Watson (Jackson), 46, had still not been located as of shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to police.

A police spokesman stated that any information that could lead to her apprehension would help their investigation.

The Criminal Investigations Division is asking anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.