For Immediate Release
April 28, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the Feb. 2, 2022, fatal shooting of Shariff Tilghman in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Isaiah L. Thomas, dob: 11/27/2002, faces Murder 2nd Degree, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.*
According to court records, KCPD officers responded to the 7200 block of East 17th Street on a reported shooting. They found a black vehicle with Kansas running with a man inside, behind the driver's wheel. A check of the vehicle showed it was reported stole from Junction City, KS. Video surveillance showed a male exiting the vehicle and standing where shell casings were later found, then running away. A check of firearms found at the residence showed the gun was purchased by an associate of the defendant. A check of a face mask found on the floor of the passenger's side of the vehicle found strong support that the defendant had contributed DNA to the mask.
Prosecutors requested a $250,000 bond.
For more information, contact:
Michael Mansur
Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
Work : (816) 881-3812
Mobile : (816) 674-3954
www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com
mmansur@jacksongov.org
*Charges are only accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or has pleaded guilty.