Grand jury charges man for Kansas City deadly shooting of woman outside auto parts store
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Jackson County grand jury has charged a 28-year-old Kansas City man for an August deadly shooting in the city's Historic Northeast neighborhood.
An indictment filed on Thursday, Nov. 5, is for the same charges Jackson County prosecutors filed in August.
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Naim Wasilah Coody Burnett is charged with one count one second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree domestic assault.
The indictment means a preliminary hearing won't be needed and approves Burnett for a jury trial.
According to court records, officers responded to the shooting just before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 , in the area of Independence Avenue and Brunt Boulevard.
When law enforcement arrived, they reported finding an unresponsive woman in the parking lot of an auto parts store.
Medics were called to the scene, where they pronounced the woman dead from her injuries. She was later identified as 33-year-old Kierra McGee.
According to court records, surveillance video and witness reports state Burnett was engaged in an altercation with a former partner, allegedly broke out her car window and struck her in the face with a firearm.
A witness walked toward Burnett wanting to fight but then walked away, court documents say. As he walked away, Burnett opened fire into a crowd of people, striking the victim. At least two people opened fire toward the suspect in response.
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Court records say Burnett was taken into custody on Oct. 13 and is currently being held in the Jackson Count Detention Center on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
He's scheduled for an arraignment in Jackson County court on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 9:30 a.m.
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