Kansas City MO Politician and News Media's Response To Gun Violence? Oh Well...

I'm sure my fellow information hounds have seen and heard the political and news media response to all the murders and gunplay since late Saturday night...

Non-existant to cursory.

The city's politicians have spend an unreal amount of their time and efforts on The Plaza Incident and how to get curfews in the city's 'upscale' shopping and entertainment districts- while local news media coverage spent an inordinate amount of time as well on The Plaza Incident- a footrace and a soldier's funeral.


Only cursory news media attention was and has been given with political leaders' non-response to all the other gun violence throughout Kansas City in the past 72 hours.


Let me summarize this violence since midnight Sunday morning (I'm not even counting the 3 teens shot on the Plaza because that has been beat into the ground already):

Four Dead and at least 6 injured (how many others taken by family/friends to hospitals- unknown) JUST from gunfire JUST in Kansas City MO..


Most citizens in Metro Kansas City could care less about the gun violence ... UNLESS it happens to them- THEIR loved ones or THEIR friends.


Don't worry- as long as the problem continues to be shunted to a political corner or the 2nd and 3rd segments of newscasts- it WILL affect many more citizens and THEN you can hope that (it's too late) the pollys and happy-casts will REALLY address the issue.

KC-MO Records Homicides 69 and 70 Overnight

The killings ranged from the KC-MO Northland to the Southland overnight...


The first killing by firearms came around 11 p.m. Tuesday night at an apartment complex near Northeast 43rd Street and North Bennington- about a mile west of Worlds and Oceans of Fun.

It's reported that an undescribed suspect in a dark-colored SUV shot into an apartment building there after a fight at the same location earlier Tuesday evening.

Police report a black male in his late teens inside the apartment was struck by bullets- and taken to a Northland hospital where he died of his wounds.

The victim was 19-year-old Samir Clark-police later said- and he apparently wasn't involved the the earlier disturbance.

No suspect(s) in custody.

Barely 2 hours later (around 1 am Wednesday morning)- South Zone Patrol officers of the KC-MO Police department received the report of a prowler in the area in the 7900 block of East 100th Street near I-470 and Blue Ridge.

After a brief area search- police found a black male in his 20's dead of a gunshot wound in the backyard of a house in that block.

Once again- police had no suspect information on this murder- and later identified the victim as Wendell Everage in his 20's.

In a 24-hour period from 1 a.m. Tuesday to 1 a.m. Wednesday- gunfire in KC-MO killed 3 people and injured at least 4 others- as reported here at CSW at Link 1- Link 2 and Link 3.

Central States News: Tulsa Tower Man Gives In To Rescue

At 6:38 p.m. and nearly 130 hours without water or food- the man who perched on a 300-foot communications tower and refused to come down in Tulsa got into a fire department ladder truck platform and was lowered to waiting paramedics and rushed to a hospital.



William Boyd Sturdivant II is in serious condition suffering severe dehydration and other medical issues resulting from his aerial performance- according to The TULSA (OK) WORLD.

MetroRegion Kansas City News: Person Dies in Mobile Home Fire in Emporia KS

The EMPORIA (KS) GAZETTE reports that a yet unidentified person died in a mobile home fire early Tuesday afternoon.


The Emporia Fire department reportedly responded at 1:22 p.m. to an address in the 600 block of Lakeview Street and arrived 2 minutes later to see smoke showing from the trailer.

The body of the victim was discovered inside shortly thereafter.



Emporia officials are not saying if the fire killed the victim or that they died by some other means.

Man Found Dead in KC-KS House Fire Had A Gunshot Wound

Around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday afternoon- 5 companies of the KC-KS Fire department responded on a house fire in the 2300 block of Merriam Lane.


After making entry into the burning house- the crew discovered a male inside and carried him outside where they discovered the man was already dead from an apparent gunshot wound.


Police have yet to determine if someone else shot the victim- police say was "a white male in his 50's- or if he took his own life prior to the fire which caused extensive damage to the 1-story structure.

CSW BREAKING: Another KC-MO Shooting

This time the shooting is in the 2400 block of Norton- where police and other emergency services were called at 5:08 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.


Police on the scene report the victim is "a male" who was "shot in the back."


The victim was also "refusing to press charges" against the shooter- said to be a black male among 2 to 3 other similar occupants of "a 2000's gray Dodge Stratus" that left the scene.


This victim is at least the 5th victim of 3 shooting incidents that have occurred since midnight just in KC-MO alone- and one of the victims died- as reported earlier here at CSW.


Thus far- have heard of no meetings or even comments from KC-MO elected officials on today's shootings- then again- none of today's gunfire has occurred around/in the Country Club Plaza and/or forced the mayor to hit the deck....

Central States News: Mentally-Disturbed Man on Tulsa OK Tower For 6th Day

Twenty-five-year-old William Sturdivant II has been perched on a communications tower in Tulsa since 11 a.m. last Thursday.

As of 3 p.m. today- Mr. Sturdivant has been on the tower without any food or drink for at least 125 hours- according to KOTV-6 News in Tulsa.

Police have tried virtually around-the-clock to talk the man- said to have mental issues- down from the 300-foot tower- while a fire department ladder truck and a paramedic crew has also been standing by.

CSW BREAKING: Two Shot in East KC-MO

At 12:51 p.m. Tuesday afternoon- a shooting with 2 victims was reported in the area of 24th Street and Lister.

At 12:56 p.m.- police arrive at "23rd Street and Chelsea" and report "2 victims- one serious (with) a back wound."

Preliminary reports are that the shooting actually took place at "24th Street and Spruce-" and there isn't any suspect info the victims could give police.


Both victims are reported by KC-MO FD-EMS as males...

Victim No. 1 was reportedly "shot in the back" and was taken to a Metro medical trauma center in serious to critical condition.

Victim No. 2 said by EMS to be "a 19-year-old- shot twice in the upper leg near the groin area" and in serious condition while enroute to another hospital.

Metro Kansas City Tax Increases- Imposed and Proposed

As the American economy teeters along the edges of a full-blown Depression- governments incredulously keep shoving tax increases down our throats- with and without the citizens voting on them.


The imposed tax increase is in Johnson County KS' Overland Park- where a whopping 46% property tax is being levied on their residents.


In KC and Jackson County MO- voters at least will get their say whether an ADDITIONAL 1/8-cent sales tax increase is approved just to benefit the Kansas City Zoo.

Home Invasion Results in Double Shooting- Homicide in Loma Vista Area of KC-MO

It's the 2nd reported home invasion and shooting in the Captain's neighborhood this year- and this one had deadly results.


This incident happened a little after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning at 7001 East 85th Terrace where a couple in their 20's along with their 8-month-old child resided.

Two male suspects broke into the home and shot the 24-year-old male and his girlfriend who was reportedly in her middle-20's.

The man died at the scene and the female was taken to a Metro hospital with reportedly critical injuries- it was unknown if the infant was in the house at the time of the shooting.

The couple and the child had only been living at the address for a few months.


Police later identified the victim as 25-year-old Edward Ewing II.


Police also report having the 2 suspects in custody later in the week.

The suspects- 25-year-old Garron T. Briggs and 26-year-old Victor D. Vickers have been chartgee with murdering Mr. Ewing- and shooting Mr. Ewing's girlfriend.

Mr. Ewing's death raises the KC-MO homicide total in 2011 to 68.

CSW BREAKING: "Fatality" Reported in KC-KS Rail Yard

Attempting to get more details on this incident- but KC-KS Fire department on the scene near 42nd Street & Kansas Avenue is reporting "a fatality" due to some sort of incident at the Burlington-Nortern/Santa Fe rail yard.



Further reports indicate the deceased person was a male- possibly a BN/SF worker- but it's not said exactly how the worker died.