Two men charged in Crown Center shooting that injured 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two men have been charged in connection with this January’s shooting at Crown Center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Wednesday.
Collectively, 23-year-old Joel Olivas and 22-year-old Brian Favela face 26 felony charges. Both of them face three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, six counts of armed criminal action, terroristic threat in the first degree and three counts of harassment in the first degree.
Olivas and Favela are both d with the East Side Gang, the prosecutor’s office said.
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Court records said a total of six people were wounded in the shooting. Three victims of the shooting were not involved in the disturbance between the two conflicting groups.
The Prosecutor’s Office said crime scene technicians located 54 spent shell casings, observed live rounds on the ground and recovered eight spent bullets and 22 bullet fragments.
Witnesses of the shooting said a verbal argument ensued between a group of men and the groups fired their weapons in a public space “with blatant disregard for the safety of many persons inside a mall, including families and children.”
Peters Baker said a $500,000 cash bond has been requested for each defendant.
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