For Immediate Release
March 8, 2024
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s has reviewed the fatal shooting of John Bartrom shortly after midnight on Jan. 7, 2024, near 63rd and Prospect Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The homicide will be declined due to self-defense. Evidence showed the man who shot Bartrom fired a handgun after Bartrom struggled with the man and Bartrom tried to pull the man from his vehicle. Jackson County prosecutors came to this legal conclusion in consultation with police detectives.
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