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Ahmed Thomas Simmons

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Apr 15, 2023

Victim Details

Ahmed Thomas Simmons

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2023-04-15

33

Ahmed

Thomas Simmons

07/16/2026

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In the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 33-year-old Ahmed Thomas Simmons, a beloved male figure known to many as the 'taco man,' was abruptly ended. On the morning of April 15, 2023, tragedy struck near the intersection of East 37th Street and Prospect Avenue, a neighborhood that would become the backdrop for a sorrowful chapter in the city's narrative. It was here that Simmons was found on the ground, having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate response of emergency ...
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  • One dead, one injured in shooting near 37th and Prospect
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    It’s truly difficult to process the loss of Ahmad Simmons, known and loved by so many as "The Taco... ...Read More
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