For Immediate Release

July 9, 2025

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson today announced felony charges against a Kansas City man in connection with a homicide that took place in 2022.

Maurice Green faces 2nd Degree Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. *

According to court records, Kansas City police responded to the area of East 10th Street and Olive Street on Jan. 26, 2022, and located the deceased victim in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. 

Based on witness reports and cellphone records, two suspects, one later identified as the defendant, approached the vehicle the victim was sitting in and opened fire into the vehicle.

In the street near the crime scene, detectives found a single black and white Nike sandal. The defendant’s DNA was later found on the sandal, and he acknowledged the sandal belonged to him.

The defendant was almost 18 years old when the murder occurred and was certified to stand trial as an adult. He is being held without bond. 

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

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Media Contact: 

Jazzlyn Johnson

Director of Communications 

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office 

415 E 12th Street

Kansas City, MO - 64106

(816) 929-1289 

jazzlyn.johnson@jacksongov.org 

https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com