Mar 02, 2024

Sheriff: KC woman's death now investigated as a homicide

Posted Mar 02, 2024 2:00 PM
Near the scene of the homicide investigation -photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'
Near the scene of the homicide investigation -photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a woman's death February 19, in Kansas City now say they have another homicide investigation.

Just before midnight Monday, police were dispatched to 36th and Oakley Avenue for a body found, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'.

First responders found woman, later identified as 26-year-old Ilaysha Gilliam, victimized in a field in Dunbar Park. She appeared to be suffering from trauma.

The case was initially investigated as a suspicious death. Now being investigated as a homicide, according to Forte'.