KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City-area man faces three felony charges, including Murder 2nd Degree, in connection with the shooting Wednesday of a man in his vehicle outside a Grandview residence, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Cameron K. Harper, 22, Grandview, currently faces Murder 2nd Degree, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. The charging documents were originally under a court ordered seal to further the investigative process. That seal has been lifted.
According to court records filed Thursday, Grandview police were dispatched Wednesday evening to a residence in Grandview and found the victim of a shooting in a white vehicle.
The incident was near two other shootings that evening. Upon arrival, police found four bullet holes in the windshield and seven bullet holes in the driver's side window. The suspect was driving a vehicle described as a green pickup truck with a lawn mower in the back.
The defendant was picked up by Kansas City police and officers recovered a phone and a vehicle key, as well as a backpack and found a mask. A search of the green truck produced .40 shell casings in the second row of the vehicle, along with prescription bottles and documents with the defendant's name.
Shell casings that matched to the crime scene also were found, as well as a .40 caliber handgun. Detectives also determined the key found on the suspect by police matched the truck.
Prosecutors filed charges against the defendant and asked a Jackson County judge to place them under seal in order to protect the on-going investigation. By late afternoon Thursday, prosecutors requested that the case be unsealed.
An investigation continues into at least two other nearby shootings Wednesday evening and allegations of earlier crimes.
"Much more work will be required by law enforcement and my office to complete investigations of what appear to be related shootings in south Kansas City and Grandview," Prosecutor Baker stated. "My office greatly appreciates the prompt and promising efforts by law enforcement officers in multiple jurisdictions and the prosecutors who responded. We also want to thank those in our community who stepped up to advance solving this case."
"This is a tragic loss of life but the investigation continues for the others injured in this crime spree. We're grateful that this arrest and these charges will protect our community." Prosecutors requested a $750,000 bond.
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KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a homicide and asking the public for help in identifying the suspect vehicle.
The homicide and several shootings occurred just after 8 a.m. Wednesday in the 11900 block of Smalley in the Kansas City suburb of Grandview Missouri, according to Police Captain Corey Carlisle. Police do not have a description of the driver of the vehicle. Police initially reported the suspect was Black male in a skull mask.
If anyone has information on the vehicle or its occupants call detectives at 816-234-5227 or 816-474-TIPS.