A single surface parking lot just outside Kansas City’s Power and Light entertainment district has been the site of several recent shootings. Now, it’s the focus of security updates to downtown, according to the mayor’s office.
On Aug. 24, Kane Taddese, 24, and John Alfaro, 18, were killed in the surface lot, located on East 13th Street and Grand Boulevard, after a fight where Taddese is seen on video being punched and kicked. On July 11, two men allegedly fired into an apartment building from the lot after hearing gunshots nearby and observing a green laser on one man’s daughter.
Since last September, there have been 10 calls made to police from the corner of 13th and Grand, which could include the sidewalk adjacent to the downtown lot, according to police spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina…