Pendleton Heights neighborhood residents say they’re worried about youth violence after a double homicide Wednesday night in Maple Park in the city’s historic Northeast neighborhood.
Kansas City, Missouri, police identified the two victims Thursday as Jimmy Bowman, 22, and Antonio Frazier, 15.
“I saw one lady that was just sobbing,” said Mary Chargois, a Pendleton Heights resident who lives across the street from Maple Park. “It was really difficult to see. And know that it’s a young person.”
Jake Weller/KSHB 41Chargois says she’s been living in the neighborhood for seven years. When she first moved in, she said the gun violence seemed more frequent.
She says it’s still an issue, as evidenced by Wednesday’s murders.
“We hear gunfire almost every week,” Chargois said. “I wasn’t shocked at all. I was really, really sad, and especially to hear that they were really young.”
David Lee Mckenzie’s been living in the neighborhood for 60 years.