KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Murder charges have been filed against a Kansas City, Kansas, man for a fatal shooting near 19th & Vine this summer.

Court records in Jackson County reveal charges for second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm against William E. Sipple, of Kansas City, Kansas.

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Thursday the charges against Sipple following a shooting on June 15, 2025 . Police with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were dispatched to Truman Road and Prospect Avenue that night for a shooting and found the victim suffering from gunshot trauma.

An additional investigation later revealed the shooting happened in a parking lot near 19th & Vine Street. Fifteen days later, the

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