For Immediate Release
Nov. 30, 2023

A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges for the fatal shooting on Tuesday of a man who officers found in a vacant lot after being shot multiple times, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening.

Tamon Daniel faces Murder in the 2nd Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon and two counts of Armed Criminal Action.*

According to court records, on Nov. 28, 2023, officers for the Kansas City Police Department were dispatched to a reported shooting on the eastern side of Kansas City. Officers found the defendant at an intersection. He had waved officers down, put his hands up, then he laid down and put his arms behind his back. Officers placed him in handcuffs. Residents directed officers to the victim, who was located in a vacant lot, deceased after being shot multiple times. A witness stated a man armed with a rifle fired at him and the deceased victim through the windshield of the car they were sitting in. Police found no firearms in or around the victim's vehicle or the deceased victim.  

CASE UPDATE:

On October 28, 2025, the defendant pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and 1st Degree Assault. He was sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison. 

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Sang prosecuted the case on behalf of the state of Missouri

 For more information, contact:

Michael Mansur 

Director of Communication 

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office 

Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor 

(816) 881-3812 

(816) 674-3954 

mmansur@jacksongov.org 

http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com 

*Charges are only accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or pleads guilty.