KANSAS CITY —A judge sentenced a Kansas City man to prison for his murder conviction in the February 2019 fatal shooting of Michael E. Bryan outside a Downtown Kansas City store, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
In April, a judge convicted 45-year-old Timothy Fernandez of Second Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action, after a bench trial in April.
On Friday, the judge sentenced Fernandez to 27 years on the Murder conviction and five years on the conviction for armed criminal action.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to 17th and Grand on the morning of Feb. 5, 2019, regarding a shooting. The victim Michael Bryan was found deceased on the sidewalk. He had suffered gunshot wounds. Surveillance video showed the shooting.
Fernandez and the victim were on the north side of the business. Bryan walked away and the Fernandez drew a gun and shot at him.
The video also showed the suspect throwing away a tissue after blowing his nose before the shooting. Police recovered the tissue and tested for DNA.
Police also found a backpack and jacket nearby. DNA from the tissue, and a fingerprint from an item found in the backpack were linked to the suspect and ammunition from the backpack was the same caliber as a bullet recovered from the victim's jacket.