Post by Scumhunter on Oct 8, 2018 5:26:59 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Kansas City Metro Crime Stoppers)
From Kansas City Metro Crime Stoppers:
KANSAS CITY, MO --- The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and the Greater KC Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline are asking the public for assistance in identifying those responsible for the December 4, 2017 homicide of Zach Pearce near 40th and Walnut in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police said 24-year-old Zachary Pearce was shot and killed near the corner of 40th and Walnut sometime before midnight during an apparent robbery. The suspect and at least two other people fled in a maroon colored SUV.
Witnesses called police around 11:45 p.m. stating an SUV with at least three people inside, possibly two males and a woman as the driver, was observed. It was reported that one passenger got out of the SUV with a black handgun and shot the victim who died at the scene. The SUV then took off eastbound down 40th Street and then south on Warwick. Investigators later found items belonging to the victim near 40th and Warwick. This was Kansas City’s 134th homicide of 2017.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers Greater Kansas City TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), TIPS may also be submitted electronically at www.KCcrimestoppers.com, or by downloading our NEW mobile app, P3TIPS, on Google Play or the Apple iOS stores for FREE. Information leading to an arrest and/or filing of charges could be eligible for up to $10,500.00 in reward money. ALL INFORMATION IS ANONYMOUS.
kccrimestoppers.com/sitemenu.aspx?ID=452&P=unsolved (scroll down for case)
Additional articles on this case:
www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article188206874.html
fox4kc.com/2017/12/05/witness-recalls-boyfriends-final-moments-after-being-shot-in-westport-robbery/
Thoughts? According to articles, Zachary's boyfriend was with him when they were both robbed. What makes this case so tragic is not only did Zachary's parents beg him to move back to the Missouri town of Blue Springs from the apparently dangerous area he was living in, but Zachary and his boyfriend were seemingly calm and complying, at one point Zachary the robber to "take it easy."
There seems to be a few controversies from other online articles I've found on Zachary's case, with one being whether or not this was a hate crime. In my opinion, seeing how Zachary had been robbed before (according to his parents who wanted him to move back), and his boyfriend not stating he believed it was hate-motivated from the articles I've read lead me to lean towards robbery as the main motive. (At the moment at least) Also, I found one article criticizing the KCMO police for releasing the information about the SUV and gun but not race of the suspects. Unlike other sites, I don't feel this site was being racist, but felt that the police were being too politically correct instead of doing everything they could in getting information out to the public to solve the case. But a Fox 4 Kansas City segment does mention the shooter was believed to be of "dark skin", so perhaps imo they simply don't know if the shooter is black, dark-skinned Hispanic etc...
While that could use clarity, just to summarize, Zachary deserves justice. Bad guys come in all shapes sizes and colors and the bad guy needs to be caught not because of his race but because he took a beloved young man's life for no apparent reason.
Zachary deserves justice whether he was killed because of a hate crime or robbery since he was an innocent human being.
Let's hope Zachary's loved ones get that justice sooner rather than later.
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