Crime · Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Police Investigate Fatal Crash as Intentional Homicide
A 63-year-old woman identified as Cheryl Bruette died after a three-vehicle crash at Northwest Barry Road and North Allenton Drive in Kansas City, North, around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas City Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino said preliminary information indicated the third vehicle appeared to have intentionally struck the other two. A person was taken into custody, and homicide detectives are investigating the death as a homicide. The killing is Kansas City's 106th homicide of the year, compared with 122 at this point last year.