Body believed to be Missouri roadway shooting suspect found in burned home
Police found a body believed to be Oscar Sanchez-Munoz in a burned Independence basement after an earlier search, intensifying questions about the manhunt.
The body of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz was found in the basement of a burned home on South Brookside Avenue in Independence after Kansas City police had already searched the house “thoroughly.” Family members returned Wednesday and smelled a “distinct odor.”
The 22-year-old suspect fired multiple rounds into five vehicles during a shooting spree on Tuesday, June 16, between about 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. along I-670, I-70 and Truman Road. One of the vehicles was an Uber carrying fans to Kansas City’s first World Cup match at Arrowhead Stadium; the passengers were not hurt. Another victim, 43-year-old Jeremy Keenan, died, and four other people were injured.
The house where the body was found had become part of the search after a standoff and fire last week. The basement had several feet of water after the fire and part of it had collapsed, conditions that made the search especially difficult. Officers will review how the body was missed when the home was inspected earlier.
Authorities were still waiting for a positive identification from the coroner and were working with the Jackson County Medical Examiner on the cause of death.
Investigators also linked Sanchez-Munoz to a June 11 shooting in Wyandotte County, Kansas, in which a vehicle carrying an adult and a child was struck by gunfire. He had an outstanding aggravated-assault warrant in Wyandotte County with a $100,000 bond.
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