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Leonard Joyner

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Jul 29, 2018

Victim Details

Leonard Joyner III

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2018-07-29

58

Leonard

Joyner

07/27/2026

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In the late afternoon of July 29, 2018, tragedy struck at the intersection of 51st Street and Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. African American Leonard Joyner III, a 57-year-old resident known affectionately as 'Junior' or 'Lenny,' was driving his cream-colored Lincoln Town Car when he became involved in a minor traffic collision. Witnesses and investigators reported that Joyner’s vehicle had apparently rolled backward at a stop sign, lightly bumping the front of a white Chevrolet Trail ...
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  • 19-year-old KC man charged in deadly shooting at 51st and Swope Parkway
  • KCPD investigating a deadly shooting at 51st and Swope Parkway
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    I've been following the case of Leonard Joyner III, and it just leaves me with so many questions. On... ...Read More
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