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Jerel McGeachy

Gender : Male

Age : 12

Race : Black

Date : 04/01/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Kansas City

County : Jackson

State : Kansas

Agency : US Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Officer(s) :Jerel McGeachy

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer committed double murder and suicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 1, 2024, Kansas City police conducted a welfare check at a residence in the 8300 block of NW 90th Street after concerns arose when a child did not attend school and an adult failed to appear at work. Inside the home, officers discovered the bodies of 12-year-old Jerel D. McGeachy Jr., his mother, 38-year-old Domonique A. McGeachy, and his father, 38-year-old Jerel D. McGeachy Sr. Both Jerel Jr. and Domonique had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Authorities believe Jerel Sr., a police officer with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, fatally shot his wife and son before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The Kansas City Police Department is investigating the incident as a double murder-suicide.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT:
3 fatalities (Jerel D. McGeachy Jr., Domonique A. McGeachy, Jerel D. McGeachy Sr.)
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Last Update: December 8, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/kcpd-investigates-deaths-of-3-family-members-in-northland-as-double-murder-suicide
https://fox4kc.com/news/3-found-dead-in-kansas-city-police-investigate-as-double-murder-suicide/
https://www.kmbc.com/article/kc-police-suspect-family-killed-in-murder-suicide/65324798
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jerel-mcgeachy-jr-obituary?id=54490578
https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-family-of-jerel-mcgeachy-jr