Teen found dead in car identified
At about 11:40 a.m. Nov. 24, officers were dispatched to the 7200 block of Brooklyn on a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found 18-year-old Lionel L. Pierson of Kansas City, Mo., dead inside a parked vehicle. Witnesses said they saw two black males walk up, fire shots into the car and leave on foot. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).