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Lucas Long

Case from Kansas City, MO dated Jan 08, 2026

Victim Details

Lucas Long

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MO

2026-01-08

15

Lucas

Long

07/12/2026

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In the afternoon of January 8, 2026, tragedy struck in Kansas City, Missouri, when 15-year-old Lucas Long was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the 6600 block of Monroe Avenue, at an apartment complex situated near Swope Park. When Kansas City Police Department officers arrived at the scene, they were directed to a rear parking lot where they discovered Long suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate response from paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the location ...
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