29-04-2025
Kansas City man sentenced for 2021 double homicide in KC's Historic Northeast
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 23-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, after .
Earl Dunn III was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action in January.
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Last week, he was sentenced to life without parole for the two murder charges, 30 years for unlawful use of a weapon and 10 years on each count of armed criminal action.
Another man, to a total of 60 years n prison.
According to court records, Kansas City police were called to a shooting and crash near Norton and Anderson avenues on March 1, 2021. When they arrived officers found Kyle Gerhardt and Kristopher Lunsford-Barrett inside a burning car. They had been shot. Detectives said the car caught fire after the crash.
Detectives analyzed video from security cameras in the neighborhood that showed the suspects chasing after the victims until the car crashed.
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Prosecutors said investigators also used phones, ballistics, and DNA evidence to connect the shooters to the victims.
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