KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces felony charges for the fatal shooting of Carl Stewart on Tuesday night in a hotel room on Hillcrest in south Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Makail L. Rogers, 28, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges.
According to court documents filed Wednesday, Kansas City police responded early Tuesday to a reported shooting in a Hillcrest Road hotel.
Officers made entry into a hotel room and found the male victim. He had been shot multiple times and was confirmed deceased. Officers pursued a suspect in the shooting outside the hotel. He was reportedly armed with a handgun.
Officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire at E. 87th Street underneath the Interstate 435 bridge overpass. The suspect was taken into custody and officers found a .40 caliber gun and spent shell casings under him. Surveillance video showed the defendant going out and attempting to go back in a window to the hotel room where the victim was found.
A witness saw the defendant struggling with the victim inside the room when the door was open, then shots were heard.
A separate investigation of an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and police is under investigation. Prosecutors requested a $250,000 bond.