KANSAS CITY —Kansas City man faces charges in a fatal shooting that occurred near 71 Highway last week.
Ke’Montae Phillips, 19, faces 2nd Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's office.
According to court records, Kansas City police responded to a shooting on March 10 and located the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced deceased.
City cameras and dash camera footage captured the victim and a witness walking together near an intersection when a man, later identified as the Phillips exited a vehicle, approached them, and opened fire with an automatic rifle-style firearm.
Detectives used surveillance video and license plate readers to identify the Phillips as the shooter.
A Jackson County judge set the defendant’s bond to $250,000 cash only.