KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with a homicide that took place in 2022.
Maurice Green, 21, faces 2nd Degree Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
According to court records, Kansas City police responded to the area of East 10th Street and Olive Street on Jan. 26, 2022, and located the deceased victim in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.
Based on witness reports and cellphone records, two suspects, one later identified as Green, approached the vehicle the victim was sitting in and opened fire into the vehicle.
In the street near the crime scene, detectives found a single black and white Nike sandal. Green's DNA was later found on the sandal, and he acknowledged the sandal belonged to him.
Green was almost 18 years old when the murder occurred and was certified to stand trial as an adult. He is being held without bond.