Orlando Smith, KCMO homicide No. 3 of 2011: Deadly shooting at 16th and Holmes

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UPDATE: Kansas City police have identified the victim of Monday morning’s homicide as 19-year-old Orlando Smith of Kansas City, Missouri. Read the update after the jump …

Original Story (January 17): An early morning homicide has Kansas City police searching for a suspected killer. Around 1 a.m., police were near 16th and Holmes to handle a traffic problem at a private party when officers heard gunshots coming from about a block west.

When officers reached the scene, they found an adult male dead in the parking lot. Police say the shooting stemmed from a disturbance at the private party. The suspected shooter is described as a black male with braids. He was seen leaving the scene in a dark-colored, newer model Jeep Liberty or Patriot.