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Mario Sanders

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Dec 25, 2016

Victim Details

Mario Sanders

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

KS

2016-12-25

41

Mario

Sanders

07/03/2026

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On Christmas Day in 2016, a day typically filled with joy and celebration, tragedy struck in Kansas City, Kansas. Mario Sanders, a 41-year-old Black/African American male, was found with fatal gunshot wounds on North 56th Terrace. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department promptly identified Sanders as the victim of the deadly shooting.

The untimely death of Sanders on such a significant holiday sent ripples of sorrow through the community. An obituary published days later announced his p ...
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  • KSNT News: Police seek man in deadly shooting in Kansas City, Kansas
  • KMBC: KCK police identify man shot to death on North 56th Terrace
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