KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police have identified a suspect arrested in a Kansas City shooting death following a police chase into Kansas last week.
Eric Thomas, 36, of Kansas City has been charged with second-degree murder and other counts int he Wednesday shooting death of 28-year-old Darren Marshall, authorities said. Marshall’s death was among three Kansas City homicides on Wednesday.
Thomas was arrested some time later after officers spotted a car matching the description of one being driven during the shooting, police said. Officers tried to stop the car, but it sped away and led police on a high-speed chase into Kansas while running red lights. Police said Thomas was successfully stopped in Kansas and arrested.