Man charged in deadly shooting near 38th and Wyandotte
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 60-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man is facing charges in connection to a shooting last week that left 45-year-old man dead.
Jackson County prosecutors on Saturday charged Tyron Lee Sims with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
According to court documents, Kansas City police officers responded just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to the sound of shots fired in the area of W. 38th Street and Wyandotte Street.
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When officers arrived on scene they determined a shooting had occurred and found a man unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on scene and later identified as Willie Spencer.
Court documents say the victim was shot two times.
When interviewed by detectives, Sims first denied having shot Spencer or having a reason to shoot him but would later explain that the victim had stolen from him specifically and raped associates of his, according to court documents.
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Sims is being held on a $100,000 cash only bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 1 at 1:30 p.m. for a bond review hearing.
