In the late morning of Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the life of Chad W.E.V. Coen, a 26-year-old White male, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. Coen was discovered fatally shot in the street in the 1500 block of South 14th Street by officers who were summoned to the scene just before 10 a.m.. The incident was quickly investigated as a homicide.
In the days following the shooting, a suspect was identified by authorities.
Wyandotte County prosecutors brought charges against 20-year-old Joshua Hare of Shawnee, charging him with second-degree murder in connection with Coen's death, as well as criminal possession of a firearm. After being sought by law enforcement, Hare eventually turned himself in to the police.
During a bond reduction hearing, a possible motive for the killing emerged. Prosecutors suggested that Hare may have been seeking revenge for the death of his sister, 22-year-old Latisha Hare, who had been the victim of a homicide earlier that same month. It was put forth that Hare may have believed Coen was somehow connected to his sister's murder. At the hearing, an assistant district attorney mentioned that just hours before Coen was killed, Hare was allegedly involved in an assault where the argument was about his sister's death. A judge ultimately denied the request to reduce Hare's $1 million bond.
