KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged two people in connection with a deadly drug deal earlier this month.
Edward Mejia-Santos and Aelilyona Baker are each charged with:
- Second-degree felony murder
- Armed criminal action
- Delivery of 35 grams or less of marijuana
Court records show Kansas City police responded to a shooting near 108th Street and Marsh Ave. on April 2. They found a victim, later identified by police as 19-year-old Tylen Bean, suffering from gunshot injuries. Investigators said he died at the scene.
Detectives located shell casings and a bag of marijuana next to Bean’s body…