Rickey J King

In November 2011, the Kansas City, Missouri community was shaken by the untimely death of an African American teenager named Rickey J. King, also identified in records as Rickey Levell King Jr. At just 17 years old, he was a student at Southwest High School with a promising future ahead of him. Known for his 'college-bound' aspirations, he had expressed a strong desire to become a police officer, a dream that was tragically cut short.

On the night of November 19, 2011, the young man was s ...