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Ardell Edwards

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Jul 02, 2004

Victim Details

Ardell L. Edwards

Male

Kansas City

KS

2004-7-2

55

Ardell

Edwards

06/29/2026

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A workplace dispute on a Friday afternoon spiraled into a horrific scene of violence that left 55-year-old Ardell Edwards and five of his coworkers dead. The tragic event unfolded on July 2, 2004, at the ConAgra Foods plant in Kansas City, Kansas, when a 21-year-old employee, Elijah Brown, opened fire on his colleagues. Edwards, a male resident of Grandview, Missouri, was critically injured in the attack and succumbed to his injuries overnight at a local hospital.

The chaos began shortly ...
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  • Death Toll Rises to Six After Workplace Shooting
  • Sixth Death In KC Rampage - CBS News

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    I’ve been following the discussion on the ConAgra Foods shooting, and my heart goes out to the fam... ...Read More
    10/05/2024
    Did anyone else hear the story about Ardell L. Edwards and his family? The whole scenario at the Con... ...Read More
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