INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) – A teenager is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in a deadly shooting in the Kansas City, Missouri, suburb of Independence.
Seventeen-year-old Matthew Haylock was shot to death Tuesday night at the Independence Center mall. Jackson County authorities have charged 18-year-old Tyler Gates. He does not yet have a listed attorney.
The victim was from Independence, as is the suspect.
Haylock’s body was found near a vehicle in the mall’s parking lot. Gates had been sought as a person of interest since the shooting.
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a suburban Kansas City shopping mall and have identified a person of interest, according to a media release
Police are looking for Tyler J. Gates, 18, from Independence, MO, in connection with the homicide. Tyler is described as 5-foot-11 and weighs about 160 pounds.
If you know where Tyler is, please call the tips hotline at (816) 474-TIPS, IPD tips at (816) 325-7777 or email [email protected].
The shooting happened Tuesday night outside of the Independence Center on E. 39th Street. Officers found the victim sprawled on the pavement just outside the shopping center.
Police didn’t immediately release the man’s name or what led up to the shooting.