LeGend Taliferro: FBI offers $ 25G reward for information on murder of young Kansas City boy


The FBI offers a $ 25,000 reward for information related to the shooting death of a 4-year-old Missouri boy who was shot in his sleep last month.

LeGend Taliferro was asleep at his Kansas City home around 2:30 a.m. on June 9, when the shots went through the wall and fatally hit him, according to authorities.

LeGend Taliferro (Courtesy: FBI)

LeGend Taliferro (Courtesy: FBI)

His father quickly rushed him to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the FBI said.

Detectives said after a preliminary investigation they believe it was not a random shooting and that the apartment had been attacked.

The reward is offered in exchange for information leading to the identification and arrest of who was involved in the crime.

The FBI is asking anyone with information to call the Kansas City FBI Office at (816) 512-8200, the FBI Information Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or the Advice Hotline. from Kansas City Crime Stoppers at (816) 474-TIPS. Leads can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

LeGend is the namesake of President Trump’s Operation Legend initiative to end spikes in homicide and gun violence.

LeGend Taliferro (Courtesy: FBI)

LeGend Taliferro (Courtesy: FBI)

Operation Legend was first launched in Kansas City, Missouri on July 8. Attorney General Bill Barr announced Wednesday that he would expand to other cities plagued by similar peaks of violence: Chicago and Albuquerque, NM

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“The most basic government responsibility is to protect the safety of our citizens,” Barr said Wednesday. “Justice Department assets will complement local law enforcement efforts as we work together to get shooters and chronic violent criminals off our streets.”

The Justice Department describes Operation Legend as a partnership between federal and local law enforcement agencies with the goal of cracking down on an increase in homicides and other types of violence.

The first federal arrest under the program was announced on July 20, when authorities accused a Kansas City man of illegally possessing stolen pistols.

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The operation has also met with criticism from lawmakers across the country, with opponents condemning the use of federal agents in local law enforcement operations, especially in Portland, Oregon.

But Operation Legend began shortly after Missouri Governor Mike Parson applied for federal assistance in the wake of a recent surge in violence in Kansas City, while Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler explicitly described the presence in his city. , which was deployed to protect federal property. as “inopportune”.

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Associated Press contributed to this report.