KANSAS CITY(AP) — A Kansas City man has been charged with first-degree murder and 10 other counts after a shooting in the city's Westport entertainment district left one man dead and two other people injured.
The Jackson County Prosecutor's office announced Thursday that Kershmire Ralls, 21, was charged in the Dec. 6 death of Jabraughn James.
A probable cause affidavit says video shows Ralls following and chasing the three victims, who he saw earlier at a bar. He eventually used an alley, waited for the victims to walk toward him and opened fire, police said.
James fled in a vehicle driven by someone else and was not arrested until Feb. 3 in Raytown. One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and the third was shot in the leg.
The prosecutor's office said the victims did not appear to know they were in any danger. Ralls already has two felony convictions, including unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Prosecutors have requested that Ralls be held without bond.