UPDATE (7/18): Prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Ray Johnson with first degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the April 23 fatal shooting of Derrick Wren on the sidewalk in the 5700 block of Troost Avenue.
According to court records filed Monday, July 18, the victim's body was found outside on the curb near a bar at 57th and Troost Avenue. He had been shot. Nine shell casings were found in the scene, as well as personal items and broken eyeglasses. The medical examiner's office determined Wren died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Surveillance showed two males, one wearing glasses, exiting the bar, then engaging in a physical altercation before the victim was shot multiple times, according to court records. The initial investigation led police to Johnson. Witnesses told police a man wearing a striped shirt shooting the victim. A witness identified Johnson as the the shooter.
Prosecutors requested a bond of $500,000.
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One person died Saturday night after being shot at Bob's Bar and Grill near 57th Street and Troost Avenue in KCMO.
Kansas City police have identified the victim as Derrick Wren, 42.
Police said the shooting was first reported around 8 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a male in his 40s with apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries.
Officers blocked off 57th Street, where the bar is located, to investigate the scene. No arrests have been made.
If you have any information about this case, please call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
This is a developing story. We will update as more information becomes available.
Last year, former Oklahoma State basketball player Royce Jeffries died in a shooting at the same bar. Jeffries had stopped a fight between two patrons, one of whom later returned and shot him.
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