In the early hours of May 2, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet in a Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood, leaving a somber scene for arriving officers. Javier Juventino Benitez Pizarro, a 46-year-old Hispanic male, was found shot outside a residence in the 1700 block of Cleveland Avenue. Tragically, he was pronounced deceased at the scene, becoming the city's eighth homicide victim of the year.
The violence of that morning was not limited to a single victim. Responding to
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