Jun 13, 2022

DNA from beer bottle led to charges in Kansas City killing

Posted Jun 13, 2022 1:00 AM
Police on the scene of the investigation photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City
Police on the scene of the investigation photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City

 KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges in connection with the June 1, 2022, fatal shooting of Charles Bradham during a reported robbery, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. 

Andrew Keyvon Young, 28, faces Murder 2nd Degree, Assault 1st Degree, Attempted Robbery, three counts of Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched on June 1, to the 4500 block of Colonial Terrace in Kansas City on a reported shooting.

Police located in the kitchen two beer bottles, one in the trash and one on a table. The living victim told police that the deceased victim was talking to someone about purchasing a vehicle.

As a result, a man came to the residence and got himself a bottle of beer from the fridge, drank it and threw it in the trash. At one point the victim got out his wallet and the defendant pulled a gun from his waistband and said, "Give me the money."

He fired shots, hitting both victims, then fled. A police analyst used social media from the victim's phone to show he was potentially purchasing a vehicle from the defendant. Police also established that DNA from the defendant was found on one of the beer bottles at the victim's residence. Prosecutors requested a $250,000 bond.