On a tragic evening in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of 41-year-old Talisha Fay Johnson, a Black female, was cut short. On May 30, 2020, Johnson and her 38-year-old husband, Anthony Michael Johnson, were found shot to death on the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 70 to North 57th Street. The discovery was made at approximately 8:50 p.m. In the vehicle with the couple were two children who were thankfully unharmed.
Authorities swiftly made an arrest in connection with the double
homicide. Isaiah Montez Taylor, a 21-year-old from Overland Park, was taken into custody at the scene. He was subsequently charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated endangerment of a child, and criminal discharge of a firearm. Investigators believe the shooting was the result of a domestic dispute.
Talisha was born on January 22, 1979, in Kansas City, Kansas, where she also grew up and graduated from J. C. Harmon High School in 1998. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the healthcare field. In 2010, she married Anthony Michael Johnson, and they were married for 10 years. Described as a loving and giving person, Talisha enjoyed spending time at the lake with family and friends, dancing, and laughing. Her death, alongside her husband's, marked the 18th and 19th homicides in Kansas City, Kansas, for that year.
