For Immediate Release
Dec. 1, 2023
A south Kansas City man has been charged in the Nov. 30, 2023, fatal shooting of another man in the basement of their residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gregory J. Foster faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action Charges.*
According to court records, Kansas City police officers were dispatched to a Kansas City address on a reported emergency response call. The calling party stated he had shot a man in the basement of the residence and left the back door open for officers to enter. Officers located a deceased man in the basement. Spent shell casings were found nearby. The defendant told call takers that he had walked downstairs and shot the victim in the basement. The victim had recently asked him to move out soon of the residence they shared.
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.