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Orlando Gentry

Case from Kansas City, MO dated Sep 19, 2017

Victim Details

Orlando Gentry

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MO

2017-09-19

2017-09-19

30

Orlando

Gentry

Yes

07/14/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On the evening of September 19, 2017, tragedy struck in Kansas City, Missouri, when 30-year-old Orlando Gentry was fatally shot outside an apartment complex. Gentry, a father of twelve and a lifelong resident of the city, had stepped out of a building near East 50th Street and Troost Avenue around 10:00 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing a Hispanic male sitting outside the apartment, apparently lying in wait. As Gentry exited the building, the assailant opened fire, striking him multiple times befor ...
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    Does anyone know more about Orlando's background? I read about his tragic death near UMKC, and it go... ...Read More
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