Shooting at 19600 BLOCK OF E 39TH ST on 10/22/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 10/22/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Woman fatally shot inside patient room at Centerpoint Medical Center while visiting boyfriend; James F. Lawson, 39, charged with second-degree murder
Address: 19600 BLOCK OF E 39TH ST, Independence, MO
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Name
Shirley McKeownMissing Age
71Est. Current Age
95Last Seen
Kansas City, MO on 08/24/2002Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Gray Or Partially Gray Eyes: Blue Height: 5' 5" Weight: 145 lbsCase Number
MP2330Area Cold Cases
Name
Kia VangAge
63Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
On july 24th, 2001, at about 7:00 in the evening, kansas city, kansas police officers responded to a call about a woman down in an abandoned house in the 900 block of ohio. When officers arrived they found the partially nude body of 63 year-old kia vang.The victim had been stabbed to death and sexually assaulted. She had numerous stab wounds to her chest and several defensive knife wounds indicating she had tried to resist her attacker.She had last been seen at about 8:00 that morning walking around the neighborhood, as she often did, looking for aluminum cans to sell for recycling.Agency
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