Second suspect charged in Kansas City triple murder

Published March 2, 2022 12:42 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County prosecutors say a second suspect is charged in a triple killing in Kansas City. Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Bell faces three counts of second-degree accessory murder and four other charges in the October 2021 deaths of 24-year-old Kanen X. Wheaton, 23-year-old Johnnai Owens and 24-year-old Devon Key. The three victims were shot to death in a residential area of eastern Kansas City. Court records show the suspects drove to the house where the victims were and opened fire. Prosecutors requested a $500,000 cash-only bond for Bell. Another man, Lucas Baker, was charged in October with nine counts, including three counts of second-degree accessory murder.

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