Police were called at 9:42 a.m. to the Country Inn and Suites in Kansas CIty, Kansas, where the manager said that a heavily armed man came into the hotel and said that he had committed a crime. The officers found Charles Pearson, who allegedly fired at then and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Charles Roy Pearson
Agency Responsible: Kansas City, KS Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Race: White
Date of Death: August 13, 2019
County: Wyandotte
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4943
Geography: Suburban