KANSAS CITY —The search for a suspect in a deadly shooting and several others along interstate 70 in the Kansas City area is over.
Just after 2p.m. Wednesday., detectives leading the search for Oscar Sanchez-Munoz were contacted by a family member of his, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.
The family member advised they were at the house at 731 S. Brookside Ave. in Independence, Missouri, as they had been several times over the last few days, completing damage recovery and rehabilitation on the home.
In the basement, family members were searching through the extensive piles of debris and they noticed the smell of decomposition. They dug out a portion of the clutter and moved several items aside that had been flooded from putting out the fire, and observed what they thought was a human body there.
They then contacted police. KCPD Detectives and crime scene personnel responded to the location and continued the search under the debris. Detectives confirmed the presence of a deceased person there. The subject was observed to be wearing clothing that is consistent with the clothing that Sanchez-Munoz was seen wearing the night of the shootings. Based on clothing description, and last known location, detectives preliminarily believe this deceased person in the residence is Sanchez-Munoz.
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KANSAS CITY—Police searching for a homicide suspect and released new photos of him on Wednesday. If anyone sees or has information on the whereabouts of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, 22, of Independence, Mo., call 911 immediately. Sanchez-Munoz is wanted in a homicide and other shootings that occurred mainly along Interstate 70 in Kansas City on the evening of June 16, leading to a standoff at a house in Independence.
Between 6 and 6:30 p.m. June 16, officers were notified of a total of 4 reported shooting victims, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.
Officers contacted victims at Interstate 670 and Wyoming; vehicle was traveling eastbound from Kansas. Officers contact another victim at Interstate 70 and Paseo; the vehicle was traveling eastbound. Police contacted another victim at Interstate 70 and Prospect; the vehicle was traveling eastbound. Officers also contacted a victim at Truman and Hardesty; the vehicle was traveling eastbound
All the victims indicated they were driving down the highway when one or more shots were fired into their vehicles. A total of four victims were contacted and transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
Three are adults and one is a juvenile teen. The juvenile teen was listed in stable condition, 2 of the 3 adults had non-life threatening injures, and one adult had life threatening injuries.
Detectives are investigating to determine the exact location of each of the shootings and what led up to the shootings. Detective's do believe these 4 incidents occurred in close succession of one another, geographically from West to East, and are believed to be connected to one subject of interest.
Further; detectives believe these shootings are related to the fatal shooting/car crash at Truman Road and Bennington at 6:30pm
Through investigation, Detectives identified a subject, identified as Sanches-Munoz, in connection with all 5 of these cases and he was located a short time after the shootings, in a house in Independence, Missouri which resulted in a standoff.
Early June 17, the scene was maintained by a combination of Independence Police and Blue Springs Police until the house was deemed by fire personnel safe to enter, the house was cleared by Blue Springs Police at approximately 8am before turning over the residence to Independence Police and did not locate the Sanchez-Munoz.
At 10a.m. June 17, Independence Police turned over the scene in the 700 block of Brookside to Kansas City Police Homicide Detectives to thoroughly process for evidence and continue the search for the suspect
KCPD Detectives worked with Fire Department Personnel, as well as Missouri State Fire Marshalls to include K-9’s to thoroughly examine the burned house. As of this afternoon, a search of the property and house has yet to locate the suspect.
The vehicle believed to be involved in the shootings was located at the residence on Brookside, and is in police custody. Sanchez-Munoz has a warrant out of Wyandotte County Kansas for Aggravated Assault with a 100K bond. If anyone sees this subject, call 911 immediately. If anyone has any information about his whereabouts, they are asked to call 911 or the TIPS Hotline.