DOJ says new anti-violence effort named after slain KCMO boy

Operation Legend effort to solve more homices in KCMO

THE OPERATION COMESAS THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE AIMS TO HELPKANSAS CITY POLICECOMBAT ITS SPIKE INCRIME.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTERRIEZ BREAKS DOWN-- HOW OPERATIONLEGEND -- WILL WORK.ANDRES GUTIERREZ/REPORTINGThe killing OF four-year-oldlegend Taliaferro here at theCitadel Apartments has strucka nerve with those inWashington the department ofjustice now send investigatorshere to Kansas City to helpsolve his case and manyothersTHE INITIATIVE CALLEDOPERATION LEGEND IS ANHONOR TO LEGENDTALIAFERRO'S FAMILY WHOGATHERED SOON AFTERTHE ANNOUNCEMENT TOREMEMBER HIMCHARRON POWELL/LEGEND'SMOM/i can say legend blessed us alland he continues to be ablessing without him being onthis earth he continues to be ablessing to our community"LEGEND WHO SURVIVEDOPEN HEART SURGERY ASAN INFANT WAS SHOT ANDKILLED AS HE SLEPT LASTMONDAY.CHARRON POWELL/LEGEND'SMOM/"It's senseless to lose somany children over stuff theydon't even know aboutLEGEND'S TRAGIC STORYALONG WITH KANSASCITY'S SURGE INVIOLENCE...PROMPTINGACTION IN THE NATION'SCAPITAL.KAYLEIGH MCENANY/WHITEHOUSE PRESS SECRETARY/we had the federalgovernment want to makesure that that never happensand use our resources to thefullest extent of the law toensure that individuals andyoung children like legend areable to live their lives andliveso peacefullyOFFICIALS SAY OVER THENEXT 10 DAYS AT LEAST100 FEDERAL AGENTS WILLARRIVE TO HELP STATEAND LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT HUNTDOWN KILLERS.MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS/CITY OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI/We're not looking forthousands U.S. Marshals tocome patrol the streets that'snot what Kansas City needsthat's not what Kansas Citywants but we do want to makesure murderers are foundCHARRON POWELL/LEGEND'SMOM/"as a community what are wegoing to do to come togetherto fix this.IN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

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