Jury finds man guilty for 2023 murder of Ebony Duncan in Independence

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Jackson County jury has convicted a 44-year-old Kansas City man for the 2023 killing of Ebony Duncan in Independence.

Charles Smith-Howell was found guilty on Friday of second-degree murder.

Court documents say Smith-Howell knowingly caused Duncan’s death by shooting her and that he destroyed or concealed her cell phone and car with the purpose to obstruct justice…

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