Kansas City mayor calls for reform after fatal shooting of local chef Shaun Brady

The Kansas City community is mourning the death of local chef Shaun Brady, whom police said was gunned down while taking out the trash in the parking lot of his restaurant. The owner of the Brady & Fox restaurant was known for his contributions to the local Irish community and to the Kansas City Irish Festival, which is set to take place this weekend, according to a statement posted to the Kansas City Irish Festival’s Facebook page. bradyskansascity/Facebook In the wake of the shooting Wednesday night, Mayor Quinton Lucas extended his condolences to Brady’s family and called for change in the city that he says has suffered an increase in violent crime in recent months. Having met him, I was inspired by the community he was building in Kansas City,” Lucas said in a statement Thursday. The shooting took place Wednesday around 5:15 p.m. at the Brady & Fox restaurant, also known as Brady’s KC, in the Brookside neighborhood of the Missouri city, the Kansas City Police Department confirmed to ABC News. Shaun Brady homicide scene outside of his restaurant Brady & Fox in Kanasa City, Mo. In a separate statement posted to Facebook, Mayor Lucas said Brady’s death comes as business owners in the area have spoken out about crime in the area. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Mayor Quinton Lucas/Facebook “For years now, but more acutely in recent months, business owners in Brookside and Waldo, but also along Prospect, in the Crossroads, and throughout too much of our city have expressed serious concerns about a rise in property and nuisance crimes plaguing their stores, their parking lots, and their customers,” Lucas said in the statement, in part. Kansas City recorded its deadliest year on record in 2023, with the Kansas City Police Department’s daily homicide analysis showing 182 homicides. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/kansas-city-mayor-calls-reform-after-fatal-shooting/story?id=113251536