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On the morning of May 29, 2016, tragedy struck in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri, when 57-year-old Merle Allen Kitchen was found dead inside a residence. Officers from the Kansas City Police Department responded to a reported shooting at approximately 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of South Lawndale Avenue. Upon their arrival, they discovered Kitchen inside the home suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the city's 39th homicide of the year. ...Read More
Victim Details

Merle Kitchen

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MO

2016-05-29

2016-05-29

57

Merle

Kitchen

01/18/2026

1


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