Teen charged as an adult for Kansas City killing

KANSAS CITY—A Kansas City teen will stand trial as an adult for a fatal shooting that occurred last year.

Kayden T. Bordley, 19, faces 2nd Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. At the time of the shooting, Bordley was just 17-year-old old. Last month, a Family Court judge certified him to stand trial as an adult.

According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to a shooting and located a male victim in the driver’s seat of a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on February 16, 2025. The victim was declared deceased on the scene…

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