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Mario Batrez

Case from Independence, MO dated Oct 29, 2023

Victim Details

Mario Batrez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Independence

MO

2023-10-29

30

Mario

Batrez

07/21/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on the evening of October 29, 2023, 30-year-old Mario Anthony Batrez and his 23-year-old brother, Adonis Knight, were shot and killed in a home in Independence, Missouri. The incident, which has deeply affected their family and community, unfolded around 8:30 p.m. at a residence in the 21100 block of East 50th Terrace Drive South. Responding to a distressing 911 call from the brothers' mother, who reported that her husband had shot her sons, police arrived to find both ...
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  • Law & Crime: 'You took two lives that meant the most to us': Man kills stepsons as he stood over them: Cops
  • KSHB 41 Kansas City News: Independence man charged in double murder of stepsons
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    My heart goes out to all the friends and family who are grappling with this senseless loss. What's b... ...Read More
    12/08/2024
    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the tragic events that led to the loss of Mario Batrez and A... ...Read More
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