Elijah J Nelson

Just after the stroke of midnight, the crisp early morning air of December 4, 2010, in Kansas City, Missouri, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When the echoes faded, a grim scene awaited police officers dispatched to the corner of 36th and Woodland. Inside a parked car, they discovered four men who had been shot. For one of the men, help arrived too late, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Another victim succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to a nearby hospital. The two survi ...