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Merle Kitchen

Case from Kansas City, MO dated May 29, 2016

Victim Details

Merle Kitchen

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MO

2016-05-29

2016-05-29

57

Merle

Kitchen

07/16/2026

1


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On the morning of May 29, 2016, tragedy struck in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri, when 57-year-old Merle Allen Kitchen was found dead inside a residence. Officers from the Kansas City Police Department responded to a reported shooting at approximately 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of South Lawndale Avenue. Upon their arrival, they discovered Kitchen inside the home suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the city's 39th homicide of the year. ...
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  • Merle Kitchen, age 57 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Death of man in KC home investigated as homicide - KMBC
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