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It's been 10 years since a then 20-year-old Alonzo Thomas IV was shot and killed outside a Kansas City home near E. 71st and Wayne Avenue

Two local organizations are making efforts in the community by providing support to the families of unsolved homicide victims and advocating against crime.

The City Hall foodie and award-winning pitmasters are teaming up to raise money for Corey’s Network with the Mayor “Q” 39 sandwich. From Toriano Porter:

For a decade, Corey's Network has held a vigil for the surviving loved ones of homicide victims whose cases remain unsolved.

This year, Corey’s Network, Momma On a Mission, and Ad Hoc Against Crime are honoring 680 unsolved homicide victims by posting a new victim’s picture every five minutes on Facebook.

Families of homicide victims in the Kansas City metro gathered in Grandview for a vigil Saturday. Hundreds of flyers with information about their loved ones’ murders were passed out to drivers.

Corey's Network, community leaders and families who lost loved ones to murder held their 9th annual vigil Sunday to honor the victims in 680 unsolved homicide cases.

A Kansas City mother is speaking out, as her sons killer is set to finish the prison sentence for his death next week.

Corey's Network, a Kansas City-area organization that helps cover a portion of funeral expenses for grieving families who've lost loved ones to homicide, received a generous donation on Tuesday.

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net An Independence man in state prison on a manslaughter conviction for a July 2013 stabbing death has also pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. John Seger, 28, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Kansas City to felony gun possession, admitting that he had a gun when he sped away from Independence Police after an attempted traffic stop in January 2017. Police caught Seger on foot after he wrecked the stolen pickup truck, then found the gun inside the ...