FBI's Most Wanted: KaShawn Roper, Armed Fugitive

0:00Kushan Nikola Roper, a 50-year-old fugitive from a Kansas City homicide, just landed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. She's only the 13th woman ever to make it there since 1950, and the second from Kansas City. She's linked to a shooting that killed a 23-year-old woman back on August 23, 2020. Right after the gunfire near 68th Street and Cleveland Avenue, which also heard another woman, Roper bolted from the city. Prosecutors hid her with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. By July 2021, a federal warrant came down for fleeing to dodge the charges. Folks in Jackson County are still reeling from the loss, with the victims' family pushing for justice. Prosecutor Melissa Johnson is calling on everyone to speak up, promising her office is locked and loaded to take Roper to trial as soon as she's caught. This spot on the list amps up the pressure nationwide. She's five-foot-five, about 120 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos.

1:04Roper has connections in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Georgia, and South Dakota, so agents are watching those spots close. The FBI warns she's armed and dangerous. If you know anything, hit up 800-call-fbi or tips.fbi.gov, they're offering up to $1 million for tips leading to her arrest. Stay vigilant out there, this hunts just heating up. From your city, powered by AI, this is Kansas News Today. I'm Corey, with the story.