2011 Killa City Update
Last week’s Pitch cover story looked at homicides in Kansas City, Missouri, across 2011. By the time the issue went to press, the statistics in the story were already outdated.
Kevin Thomason, 37, became victim No. 114 around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 27. Police officers found Thomason mortally wounded in a driveway at East 68th Street and Bales. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died a short time later. At press time this week, detectives were following up on several leads, though no suspects were in custody.
The final homicide count for 2011 was 114 — the fourth highest figure of the last 10 years. Kansas City police have solved 75 of 2011’s homicides. As of press time, KCMO had yet to experience a homicide in 2012.
