Immediate Release
Nov. 18, 2024

Last week’s sweep by Kansas City-area law enforcement disrupted a violent gang in Kansas City, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and the Kansas City Police Department announced today.

Several members of a Kansas City gang that had recently been associated with violent crimes in Kansas City were arrested as part of last week’s sweep for wanted criminals. The arrests of these gang members were part of a city-wide sweep that last week resulted in the arrest of 33 people with outstanding warrants. Arrests included a shooter at area high school basketball game earlier this year.

These arrests are expected to significantly impact and disrupt the gang’s activities.

This partnership between the prosecutor’s office and KCPD is part of a wider effort to disrupt violence through enforcement measures while working with community to intervene in other ways – such as providing needed social services. This effort represents the collective work of Kansas City’s focused deterrence effort.

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 

https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com

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