A man has been charged in connection with a yearslong homicide investigation in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department announced Thursday that Lavont Ahzai Carter, 24, has been charged with first-degree felony murder in connection with the shooting death of KC Gillespie. Advertisement

Gillespie, an Edwardsville, Kansas, resident, was found dead in a crashed Chevrolet Suburban at the Forest Glen Apartment Complex in March 2018.

KCKPD described the homicide investigation as a cold case. Now, seven years later, the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office has charged a suspect.

The shooting is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477. Tips remain anonymous.

All suspects are presumed in

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