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Xavier Townsend-Keith

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated May 28, 2024

Victim Details

Xavier Townsend-Keith

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2024-05-28

23

Xavier

Townsend-Keith

07/20/2026

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On a spring afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 23-year-old Xavier Townsend-Keith was tragically cut short. On May 28, 2024, after walking his girlfriend to a bus stop near his home at the intersection of East 51st Street and Prospect Avenue, he lingered to use the station's free Wi-Fi, a common practice for him. It was then that gunshots rang out. His mother, Rashawnda Perry-Townsend, heard the shots from their nearby home and, filled with a sense of dread, tried to call her son. A ...
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  • Yahoo News: Independence man charged with murder in May shooting near KC bus stop
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    I was deeply struck by the tragic loss of Xavier Townsend-Keith, especially given the close bond he ... ...Read More
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    I still can’t wrap my head around how someone could do this to Xavier. I didn’t know him persona... ...Read More
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