16-year-old victim of latest KCMO homicide

16-year-old victim of latest KCMO homicide

"I challenge my community stepupand do the right thing becauseit is acommunity problem."YOUNG LIVES TAKENFROM ONE FAIMLY THREETIMES...NOW -- ADVOCATES WANTTHE COMMUNITY TO HELPBRING JUSTICE.A 16-YEAR-OLD SHOT ANDKILLED IN K-C-MO LASTNIGHT -- HAS A HEART-BREAKING CONNECTIONTO ANOTHER HOMICIDE.HE'S THE THIRD BOY INTHE SAME FAMILY TO DIE INRECENT YEARS... ALL DUETO GUN VIOLENCE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESHAS MORE.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Police were called to thisarea of Paloma Avenue inEast Kansas City Sundayaround 7:15 p.m.

They found16-year-old Jayson Ugwuhshot inside a home.

It's afamiliar tragedy for Jayson'sfamily."ROSILYN TEMPLE, KC MOTHERSIN CHARGE"This young man deserves tohave some justice, this familydeserves to have somejustice."ROSILYN TEMPLE WITH K-CMOTHERS IN CHARGE ISASKING HER COMMUNITYTO COME FORWARD WITHINFORMATION ABOUT THESHOOTING DEATH OFJAYSON UGWUH - ARAYTOWN HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENT.HIS FAMILY TELLS METHEY'RE TOOHEARTBROKEN TO GO ONCAMERA.THEY WANT THECOMMUNITY TO KNOW HEWAS A GOOD KID WHOLOVED BASKETBALL.ROSILYN TEMPLE, KC MOTHERSIN CHARGE"Someone knows somethingor they saw something or theeven heard something, speakout."TEMPLE SAYS HER HEARTGOES OUT TO JAYSON'SFAMILY WHO IS RE-LIVINGTRAGEDY.IN 2016 - JAYSON'S 9-YEAR-OLD BROTHERJAYDEN AND 8-YEAR-OLDCOUSIN MONTELL ROSSWERE SHOT AND KILLEDINSIDE A HOME.5 YEARS LATER - THATSHOOTING REMAINSUNSOLVED.CRIMESTOPPERS SAYSTHE REWARD IN THE CASEHAS INCREASED TOAROUND 28 THOUSANDDOLLARS.DETECTIVE KEVIN BOEHM,CRIMESTOPPERS TIPS HOTLINE"We would certainlyencourage people if they haveinformation on that unsolveddouble homicide of two youngkids to contact us and give usany information they have."DETECTIVE KEVIN BOEHMSAYS TIPS AREANONYMOUS AND HAVESOLVED MORE THAN 600CASES OVER THE YEARS.SO FAR - CRIMESTOPPERSHASN'T RECEIVED ANY TIPSABOUT JAYSON'S DEATH.ROSILYN TEMPLE, KC MOTHERSIN CHARGE"Let's step up right today,let'scome out and stand togetherand do the right thing and helpthis family to get some justicefor Jayson and for the othertwo and any other families thathaven't had no justice."IN KANSAS CITY, EMMAJAMES, 41 ACTION NEW