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Curtis Thompkins

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Mar 06, 2021

Victim Details

Curtis Thompkins

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2021-03-06

33

Curtis

Thompkins

07/24/2026

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In the evening hours of Saturday, March 6, 2021, a minor traffic incident on a residential street in Kansas City, Missouri, quickly spiraled into a tragedy that would claim the life of 33-year-old Curtis Thompkins. Thompkins, a Black male, was involved in a fender bender that led to a heated altercation near the intersection of East 51st Street and Agnes Avenue. What began as a dispute over a minor car accident escalated with shocking suddenness into deadly violence.

Gunfire erupted in th ...
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  • newstribune.com: Third victim dies after fender bender crash ends in gunfire
  • Police: Three people shot, two dead in 5000 block of Agnes Avenue
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    I've been thinking a lot about the witness accounts from the night Curtis Thompkins and Joseph Smith... ...Read More
    09/16/2023
    Is anyone else really troubled by the lack of progress in Curtis Thompkins' case? It’s been over t... ...Read More
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    Hi everyone, I've been following the tragic case of Curtis Thompkins and Joseph Smith, and I wanted ... ...Read More
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