A bright life was tragically cut short on a spring afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri. Mia Sheridan, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased on April 1, 2021. The grim discovery was made by police officers responding to a shooting at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Walrond Avenue and East 67th Street. The young woman was not alone; alongside her was 22-year-old Joshua Gilmore-Harris.
Both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that had come to a stop against a rock wall.
The initial investigation painted a grim picture of the events that transpired. Sheridan was in the driver's seat, and Gilmore-Harris was in the front passenger seat. Evidence collected at the scene included spent shell casings within the car. The nature of the crime immediately launched a homicide investigation as detectives began to piece together the final moments of the young couple's lives, learning that they were in a relationship and had two children together.
Within days, a suspect was identified and taken into custody. Michael L. Gilmore, 23 years old at the time, was arrested in connection with the double homicide. The investigation suggested that Gilmore had been with Sheridan and Gilmore-Harris shortly before their deaths. According to court records, an argument had erupted between them. Witnesses indicated that the dispute was over money. Another source suggested that Gilmore had made romantic advances towards Sheridan which she had rejected.
Following his arrest, Michael L. Gilmore was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action for the deaths of Mia Sheridan and Joshua Gilmore-Harris. During an interview with detectives, Gilmore acknowledged that he knew Gilmore-Harris for about a decade. A judge set his bond at $500,000. While the initial steps of the justice process moved forward with charges being filed, information regarding a trial, plea, or conviction has not been made publicly available.
