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Jaiair Strong

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Feb 15, 2016

Victim Details

Jaiair Strong

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2016-02-15

15

Jaiair

Strong

07/14/2026

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In the winter of 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 15-year-old Jaiair Strong was tragically cut short. On the morning of Monday, February 15th, Jaiair, a student at Raytown High School and a talented basketball player with dreams of playing at a Division I school, was picked up from his home by other young people. Shortly after, he was fatally shot in the chest in east Kansas City, near U.S. 40 and Willow Road. He was rushed to a hospital where he later died, becoming the city's 16th ho ...
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  • KMBC: Family: Police arrest 1 in slaying of teen in KC
  • KMBC: Victim of Monday homicide in KC was student in Raytown
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