Kansas City’s number of homicides for last year increased by one after the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled a man’s death by blunt force trauma in July was a homicide, according to a police spokesman.
The number now stands at 141 homicides in 2025, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. That compares to 147 killings in 2024. The deadliest year was in 2023, when 185 people were killed.
The victim was identified as 63-year-old Randy D. McKinney…