(A) preliminary investigation indicates the incident may have started over a verbal argument that escalated to violence.”

The victims are 49-year-old Jodie Hopcus, 73-year-old Sherri Duncan and 24-year-old Hailey Hopcus, the Kansas City Police Department said.

A man is dead after what police believe was an altercation-turned-stabbing between a mother and her adult son early Tuesday in Kansas City.

John Thibeaux was arriving at the municipal courthouse Tuesday for a separate dog-related hearing when he was taken into custody for questioning about the fatal dog mauling, police said.

Police in Kansas City, Missouri, said Tuesday they have taken a person of interest into custody for questioning in connection with a fatal dog attack that occurred in November in southern Kansas City.

A mother is in police custody after allegedly stabbing her adult son, according to Kansas City police. Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Kansas City police responded to a stabbing on Qunicy near Independence Avenue.

Kansas City Police are investigating a homicide in the 500 block of Quincy that may have started as a verbal argument.

Kansas City police are investigating after three women were shot and killed inside a Northland home on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. One day later, a 50-year-old Kansas City man, Armando Navarro, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after investigators say he was connected to the deadly shooting.