Kansas City man charged with murdering woman in potential drug deal gone wrong

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been charged with murder after investigators said he was involved in a shooting that left one woman dead on Saturday.

Damien Carter is facing the following charges:

  • Second-degree murder
  • Two counts of armed criminal action
  • Unlawful use of a weapon

According to the Kansas City Police Department, the shooting happened on Saturday, March 29, around 7 p.m., near Blue Valley Park.

Officers were dispatched to a home on East 29th Street and Oakley Avenue, where they found a woman who had been shot lying in the front yard. She was pronounced dead at the scene…

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