Kansas City Homicide #53: Late Death After Home Invasion Gun Fight

Things are getting rougher on the South Side as court dox and police info provide a scary glimpse at a terrifying situation in what was formerly a "mostly peaceful" working-class community.

Here are the basics as local murder numbers continue to trend upward . . .

SUSPECTS knocked on the door of the home and requested to enter. After entering the home, they pointed weapons at Terrance Blewett, and another man inside the home, demanding money. Blewett allegedly gave the couple an unknown amount of money, but when asked where his home safe was located, he refused to tell them and was shot.

SUSPECTS then left the home, and an initial investigation indicates Blewett fired at the pair and injured one of the suspects critically, documents say.

The cause of death was not immediately announced because the medical examiner's office requested to complete the full autopsy before making a ruling due to underlying medical conditions. After the autopsy, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

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