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James Wilson

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Oct 04, 2022

Victim Details

James Wilson

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

KS

2022-10-04

55

James

Wilson

06/30/2026

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In the heart of autumn, on October 4, 2022, the life of 55-year-old James Wilson Jr., a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. What began as an ordinary Tuesday afternoon was shattered by an act of violence that left a community in mourning and a family grappling with a profound loss.

Around noon, police officers were dispatched to an apartment building in the 400 block of Troup Avenue following reports of a shooting. Inside one of the units, they dis ...
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