Kansas City Northland Double Suicide Explains 2026 Homicide Count Discrepancy

We notice our readers have been a bit confused about the local homicide count so far this year and, as always we want to help relay as much info as possible . . . 

Per ushe we point everyone to the KCPD blue sheet which is the official resource.

The daily doesn't keep accurate numbers because they count officer-related shootings in their count.

The reason most local news uses the "blue sheet" number is because it conforms to " Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)" standards and it's reported to the FBI every year, then sent to the DOJ and is part of an annual government report . . . The peer review process seems more valid than dead-tree newsies playing politics. 

Right now . . . The 2026 homicide count stands at 8 . . . Last year at this time it was 12 . . . In 2023, a record breaking year for killing on local streets . . . The count was only 7 at this date. 

January is typically where KCMO makes most of its progress in reducing the homicide count. So it's important to watch these numbers early.  

Accordingly . . . This tragic incident is why many of our readers have been overestimating the count: 

A police spokesperson said that while the investigation is ongoing, “we can say at this point that the case is being investigated as an apparent double suicide."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KCPD: Deaths of Northland man, woman on Jan. 14 likely double suicide

Police say the deaths of a man and a woman on Jan. 14 in Kansas City, North, is likely to be a double suicide.