KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City, Kan, man was charged in the fatal shooting of Antwon Jones inside apartment on Benton Boulevard, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Michael L. Young, 26, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges.
According to court records, a witness told police at the scene that the defendant shot the victim, who was his cousin, in the victim’s home after a brief exchange of words.
Young fled the apartment and later told police he believed that Jones had a gun on him based on seeing what he believed was a firearm clip in the victim’s hoodie; however, no gun or any other type of weapon was found on or near the victim by responding officers or crime scene technicians.
Prosecutors requested a $250,000 cash bond.