KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Wyandotte County district attorney has charged one man in connection with the Sunday homicide in Klamm Park.
Mark A. Dupree Sr. charged Laron Jaka Belcher III with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Branden Jamal Baskin.
The charge comes after Baskin was found dead early Sunday evening at Klamm Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson said deputies responded just before 6:30 p.m. to the park, located at 2525 N. 27th St., on a reported shooting.
Once deputies arrived, Baskin was located deceased.
Two adults and one juvenile were initially taken into custody and placed on investigatory hold pending formal charges.
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