Kansas City man charged with murder after deadly shooting near Westport
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been charged with second-degree murder after a deadly shooting Friday near Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard.
The defendant, Marquis Ponder, is also charged in Jackson Court Circuit Court with unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action.
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According to the probable cause statement, Ponder was partially identified as the suspect because of the distinctive shirt he was wearing at the time of the crime – a shirt identifying him as a security guard for Center School District.
According to the probable cause statement, a witness was riding a motorcycle on Broadway Boulevard when he heard a gunshot; he turned and saw a Black man in a polo shirt holding a gun and another Black man running away, hunched over.
The witness continued riding his motorcycle south on Westport Road and started talking to another motorcyclist at a red light, according to the probable cause statement. Then a white SUV – identified as the victim's vehicle – drove past them, crashing into and knocking one of the men off his motorcycle and across the intersection.
The other motorcyclist said he began helping the man who was hit by the SUV – then went over to help the driver of the white SUV that had crashed nearby. He saw that the driver was bleeding and unresponsive, so he called 911.
After the crash, the shooting victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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According to the probable cause statement, Ponder was seen on surveillance video near a business, appearing to be involved in an argument with the victim before shooting the victim in the back as he was walking away.
The surveillance video also showed Ponder wearing a blue polo shirt with the left chest bearing an embroidered logo that reads 'Center School District' and 'Officer Ponder' on the right chest. Responding officers recognized Ponder's clothing as that issued to Center School District security officers, the probable cause statement stated.
A member of the school district's security team also identified Ponder as the suspect after being shown an image from the surveillance video.
FOX4 has emailed the school district for comment and is awaiting their reply.
Ponder's first court appearance was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
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