KANSAS CITY (AP) — A second man has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting death of another man at a suburban Kansas City motel, authorities said.
Prosecutors charged Tyler Russell, 29, of Lee’s Summit, with the murder count, robbery and armed criminal action in the death of Tomas Galvan. Another man, 26-year-old Steven Decker of Independence, was charged with similar counts in the case earlier this week.
Police found Galvan suffering from a gunshot wound to the head early Monday at the Executive Inn and Suites in Independence. He died at area hospital. Court documents say Galvan was shot when he got into an argument with Decker and Russell, whom he had called to give him a ride home.
Investigators said the two men took Galvan’s shoes and cellphone before leaving, and surveillance video from the hotel showed the two men leaving in a vehicle belonging to Decker.