WYANDOTTE COUNTY —The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has made an arrest and charges have been filed in connection to the May 3, murder of six-year-old, Sir-Antonio Brown.
Cassandra Sledge,18, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas was charged Wednesday in Wyandotte County with obstructing prosecution in the case.
Charges are based on the fact that Sledge, who owns the vehicle suspects used to commit the murder, knowingly provided false statements to law enforcement to obstruct prosecution of the suspects.
Sledge is currently being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
“There is something seriously wrong with society when an individual will say or do anything to protect the killers of a six-year-old child,” Chief Karl Oakman, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, said.
“This can never be accepted in our community or any other place in America. We all need to examine our hearts and understand that this can no longer the norm."
"Others out there know who these individuals are. Little Sir-Antonio has all the support and resources from the KCKPD and our federal partners to bring these killers to justice.”
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WYANDOTTE —The search continues for a suspect in the shooting May 3, in the 3100 block of Greeley Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas that took the life of a 6-year-old Sir'Antonio Brown who was playing in his front yard.
On May 4, police confirmed they had located the vehicle involved.
The attack, when it was still daylight, doesn't appear to have been a “random act,” police Maj. Violeta Magee told reporters at the scene.
Officers found the wounded boy in the front yard. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Magee said. Police found more than 30 shell casings at the scene.
Police haven't said whether they think more than one person was involved in the attack, or whether the intended target was the boy or the adult he was with.
Anyone with info should call TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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