KANSAS CITY — A Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Independence, Missouri.
Jadon Stumph faces, 28, is charged with 2nd Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
On May 13, police were dispatched to an Independence, Missouri address regarding a shooting and located the deceased victim in the driveway with two gunshot wounds.
Witnesses reported the victim was sitting in a vehicle with another witness when a black vehicle with tinted windows pulled into the driveway. Stumph exited the vehicle and walked toward the witness in the vehicle, asking where his ex-girlfriend was. The witness told him they didn’t know. Stumph began opening the door of the vehicle and the victim exited, walking around the front of the vehicle toward Stumph. A brief argument ensued, and Stumph fired at the victim.
The defendant has a history of several municipal domestic assault offenses. He is being held on a $250,000 cash only bond.