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Desmond Jenkins

Case from Kansas City, MO dated Sep 04, 2016

Victim Details

Desmond Jenkins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MO

2016-09-04

2016-09-04

28

Desmond

Jenkins

07/24/2026

1


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On the night of September 4, 2016, police in Kansas City, Missouri, launched a homicide investigation following a violent incident near the intersection of 41st Street and Bellefontaine Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the residential neighborhood around 9:15 p.m. after receiving reports of gunshots fired in the area. Upon arrival, first responders discovered the body of 28-year-old Desmond Antonyo Jenkins, a male resident of Kansas City who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

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  • 3 homicides reported in KC in less than 24 hours - KSHB
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