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Leslie Wardell Taylor

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Aug 18, 2022

Victim Details

Leslie Wardell Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2022-08-18

57

Leslie

Wardell Taylor

07/23/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on a Thursday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, a dispute over money led to the fatal shooting of Leslie Wardell Taylor. The 57-year-old man was in Blue Hills Park on August 18, 2022, when the altercation escalated, ending his life. Responding to reports of a shooting near 53rd Street and Brooklyn Avenue, police discovered Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the life-saving efforts of the officers, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • Kansas City man charged in deadly shooting in Blue Hills Park
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