KANSAS CITY —A judge on Friday found Timothy Fernandez guilty of two felony counts related to the fatal shooting in February 2019 of Michael Bryan outside a business near 17th and Grand Boulevard in Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
The judge convicted 45-year-old Fernandez guilty of Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action.
According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to 17th and Grand on the morning of Feb. 5, 2019, regarding a shooting. The victim was found deceased on the sidewalk. He had suffered gunshot wounds. Surveillance video showed the fatal shooting of Michael Bryan. The suspect and the victim were on the north side of the business.
The victim walked away and the suspect drew a gun and shot at the victim. The video also showed the suspect throwing away a tissue after blowing his nose before the shooting.
Police recovered the tissue and tested for DNA. Police also found a backpack and jacket found nearby. DNA from the tissue, a fingerprint from an item found in the backpack were linked to the suspect and ammunition from the backpack was the same caliber as a bullet recovered from the victim's jacket.
In 2020, Fernandez was found guilty of the same counts in Bryan's shooting, but was granted a motion for a new trial. Fernandez will be sentenced at a later date, according to the prosecutor's office.