At the start of this evening, another murder on local streets pushes quotient of cowtown violence forward.
Already Kansas City is catching up to last year's record breaking homicide pace.
Today's murder was the 3rd so far in 2021 compared to 4 at this time last year.
Some readers note that the local rate of killing should actually be higher given New Year's Day violence that was tacked on to last year's count. A victim who succumbed to gunshot injuries and a lady cut to death who died on January 1st were added to the 2020 death toll.
Today, here's a glimpse at the continued urban carnage along with national perspectives . . .
KSHB: 1 man dies after KCMO shooting at E. 55th Street, Cypress Avenue
KMBC: Officers at the scene say a man was found dead inside a vehicle.
KCTV5: There's no immediate information about the suspect or suspects in the case.
Fox News: Coronavirus pandemic has police solving fewer murders - WSJ
Security: U.S. homicide rates skyrocket in 2020; exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
And here's the tragic punchline . . .
THERE'S NO NEW PLAN FOR 2021 AS KANSAS CITY IS LIKELY TO ENDURE ANOTHER YEAR OF TRAGICALLY HIGH HOMICIDE STATS!!!
Moreover . . .
Local excitement over the streetcar or a potential Chiefs Super Bowl repeat has garnered more headlines and public interest than any initiative to curb this deadly trend.
In fact, KCPD recently noted that their 2020 performance outpaced colleagues across the nation.
The mayor also seems mum on the local rate of killing given the political heat he took for promising to keep the count blow 100 instead of the record breaking 176 number that concluded 2020.
Accordingly, locals can't be faulted for expecting the 2021 homicide count to remain stable given that elected officials, law enforcement and the community don't seem very interested in curbing this number.
And all of this inspires our playlist for tonight . . .
As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe and fun Saturday night.
It'll probably be worse this year because it doesn't break any record and won't get as much attention.
ReplyDelete169 murders will be a sign of kc success.
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ReplyDeleteActually, that's the truth. The mayor will probably campaign on how he reduced the homicide numbers.
Meanwhile, in the major leagues, Baltimore and St Louis have 4 murders and Chicago has 14. Philadelphia has 11. By the end of January, we will be way behind.
ReplyDeleteKANSAS CITY 2021 HOMICIDE #3 ?
ReplyDelete"It's definitely that new mutated strain of Covid!" -- Hex Archer, Pubic Health
We need to find the right statues to tear down and the right streets to paint so that we can stop these murders.
ReplyDeleteKC Star Editorial Board
Do we blame biden or harris?
ReplyDeleteThey dropped the first two murders of the year, why?
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^^The dumb sheep were the people who charged up Capitol Hill at their Fuhrer's bidding.
ReplyDeleteI am done worrying about how many homicides happen in KCMO I live in the burbs not rich and just as broke as those that live in the hood, but I can throw my head on the pillow out here in the burbs and not worry about a bullet scalping my head.
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ReplyDeleteIt all comes down to poor impulse control. Thugs ain't got it and 2021 will show their incapible of learning it.
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