Particle.news
Download on the App Store

First-Degree Murder Charge Filed in KCK Killing of Ana Juarez

Kevin Calamaco-Morales is jailed on a $500,000 bond with a Nov. 18 court date set.

Overview

  • Wyandotte County prosecutors charged Calamaco-Morales with first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm in the Nov. 1 shooting of 20-year-old Ana Juarez.
  • Police found Juarez with gunshot wounds around 4:30 a.m. near the 700 block of North 11th Street, and she died at a hospital shortly afterward.
  • Charging documents allege a gun was fired into an occupied home, striking Juarez.
  • The 22-year-old suspect made an initial court appearance and remains held at the Wyandotte County Detention Center.
  • Investigators describe the case as domestic violence; Juarez’s family plans a Saturday 5 p.m. vigil at Waterway Park, and police ask for tips through Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers.