A former Kansas City Police Department officer has been convicted of killing a 71-year-old man in the Walmart parking lot located on North Boardwalk Avenue in Kansas City.
A Platte County jury found 49-year-old Taquiza Johnson guilty of second degree murder and armed criminal action for the murder of Ronald Barnett that occurred on Aug. 21, 2024 at approximately 4:15 p.m. in the middle of the parking lot.
“This defendant, a previously sworn KCPD officer, used his former duty weapon to kill Mr. Barnett in a driving lane at Walmart after an argument,” said Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd. “This brazen killing in broad daylight is simply unbelievable. Who can possibly imagine something like this would happen,”…