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Man arrested in connection to Overland Park gas station shooting that left 1 dead

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A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred Sunday at a gas station in Overland Park.

What’s new? In a statement Friday, Overland Park Police Public Information Officer John Lacy said police in coordination with the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force had taken a person of interest into custody.

  • Zarrell Finley was arrested and taken to the Jackson County Adult Detention Center in downtown Kansas City, where he is awaiting extradition to Kansas.
  • The case has been referred to the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, Lacy said.

What happened? One man was shot and killed Sunday, July 31, around 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the BP, 8696 College Boulevard, near the intersection with Antioch Road.

  • Police on the scene said surveillance video footage showed an altercation leading up to the shooting
  • Two vehicles — a Toyota Highlander and a Chevrolet Cruze — pulled out of the gas station’s parking lot soon after the shooting, leaving the victim in the parking lot.
  • Overland Park Police later identified the victim as Shaquille Jackson, 26, of Kansas City, Missouri.

What else? Lacy says anyone with more information about this shooting should call Overland Park Police at 913-890-1362, or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

About the author

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer

Hi! I’m Kyle Palmer, the editor of the Johnson County Post.

Prior to joining the Post in 2020, I served as News Director for KCUR. I got my start in journalism at the University of Missouri, where I worked for KBIA, mid-Missouri’s NPR affiliate. After college, I spent 10 years as a teacher and went on to get a master’s degree in education policy from Stanford University.

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