The 2016 Kansas–Missouri murder spree was a March 2016 American mass shooting in which four men were shot in a killing spree in Kansas and another was shot, shortly afterward, in Missouri.
Background
On the night of March 7, 2016, four men were shot to death with a shotgun in Kansas City, Kansas. One of them managed to call police about the shooting before dying. On the morning of March 8, 49-year-old Randy J. Nordman was shot to death in Montgomery County, Missouri, 170 mi (270 km) east of the site of the first shooting. A truck believed to have been driven by the suspect was found five miles away along Interstate 70, and a massive manhunt for him was launched. Two police helicopters and at least one SWAT team were involved in the search.
Arrest and legal proceedings
On March 9, police in New Florence, Missouri, responded to reports of a man pulling a firearm on a civilian at a gas station. At 12:18 a.m., suspect Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, 40, who lived next door to the four initial victims, was found at a muddy hill alongside Interstate 70 and arrested by Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeants Primm and McGinnis. No shots were fired despite him being armed. He was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle at the time of his arrest. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in Kansas and was jailed in Montgomery County, Missouri, with bail set at $2 million. The day following the arrest, he attempted suicide by cutting himself with a safety razor. He was admitted to a local hospital and was classified to be in stable condition.
On June 1, Serrano-Vitorino pleaded not guilty to the Missouri killing. The death penalty was sought in that case. In September, his Missouri case was transferred by a Montgomery County judge to St. Louis, Missouri for trial. He had previously been sentenced to two years in a California prison for making a terrorist threat and, since he was a Mexican national, had subsequently been deported from the U.S. in April 2004, but had reentered illegally again at an unspecified time. Despite further run-ins with the law, including a batter conviction the previous summer, he managed to avoid deportation.
On April 9, 2019, Serrano-Vitorino was found alone and unresponsive in his cell, having hanged himself. He was taken to a hospital where he later was pronounced dead.
Victims
Kansas:
- Jeremy Waters, 36
- Michael Capps, 41
- Clint Harter, 27
- Austin Harter, 29
Missouri:
- Randy Nordman, 49
References
- ^ Park, Madison; Castillo, Mariano (March 9, 2016). "Suspect in 5 killings slipped through deportation net". CNN. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Siemaszko, Corky; Johnson, Alex (March 9, 2016). "Cops Arrest Quadruple Homicide Suspect Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino". NBC News. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Suhr, Jim (March 9, 2016). "Slaying Suspect Managed to Elude US Immigration Authorities". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- "Manhunt intensifies for suspect after 5 deaths in Missouri and Kansas". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- Rizzo, Tony; Adler, Eric; Campbell, Matt; Rice, Glenn E.; Burnes, Brian; Cronkleton, Robert A. (March 8, 2016). "Four shot to death in KCK; fifth killing in mid-Missouri may be linked". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- "The Latest: Man Accused of Killing 5 Had Battery Conviction". ABC News. Associated Press. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- Almasy, Steve (March 10, 2016). "Police: Suspect in Kansas, Missouri shootings cut himself in jail". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- "Man charged in Missouri-Kansas shooting rampage pleads not guilty". FOX 2 Now. Associated Press. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- Claxton, Dan; Bergquist, Garrett (June 1, 2016). "Serrano-Vitorino enters not guilty plea". KRCG-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- Serrano-Vitorino Granted Change of Venue in Murder Case, KHMO (Associated Press), September 17, 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Salter, Jim; May 12, Associated Press | Posted-; P.m, 2016 at 5:30. "Man accused in 2-state killing rampage to stand trial". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "KCK man awaiting trial for killing 5 people in 2016 is found dead in St. Louis jail". The Kansas City Star. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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