Jackson County Prosecutor: KC Man, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting On March 29 Of David J. Rowe

Kansas City MO

06 April, 2022

3:44 AM

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Press release from Jackson County Prosecutor: April 1, 2022 A 29-year-old KC man has been charged in the fatal shooting March 29, 2022, of David Rove outside closed Independence gasoline station, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today Aaron L Simmon Jr., dob: 3/15/1993, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Acton.* According to court records, Independence Police Department officers were dispatched on the evening of March 29, 2022, to the area of the 4200 block of South Noland Road on a shooting. Officers found the victim, suffering from multiple gunshots. Emergency personnel quickly determined the victim was deceased. A witness told police that the victim had talked to the suspect just before the shooting when they encountered each other outside a closed gas station. The witness stated that after the suspect and victim had words with each other. the suspect shot the victim. A police search warrant was obtained to search the suspect's residence and a gun found there was determined to be the weapon that was used to kill the victim. Prosecutors requested the defendant be held on a $250,000 bond. For more information, contact: Michael Mansur Director of Communication Jackson County Prosecutor's Office Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor Work: (816) 881-3812 Mobile: (816) 674-3954 www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com [email protected] *Charges are only accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or has pleaded guilty. This press release was produced by Jackson County Prosecutor. The views expressed here are the author's own.