KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 18-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man is charged in the January 2022 deadly shooting of a 17-year-old man at a BP gas station.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Shyrone H. Daniels with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
According to court records, Kansas City police officers responded to a shooting just before 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2022, at the BP gas station near E. 31st Street and Van Brunt Boulevard.
When officers arrived on scene they found the victim identified as Desmond Matthews laying partially inside a silver Dodge Charger. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Video surveillance showed a man confront the victim as they came face to face at the station. The man showed a handgun and pointed it at the victim and shot, striking him in the neck and upper back.
A witness identified the shooter as Daniels.
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Daniels is scheduled to appear in court on March 13, 2023, for a bond review hearing.