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Friday, 29 March 2024

Truck cruise turns violent, ends with deadly shooting

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Truck cruise turns violent, ends with deadly shooting
Truck cruise turns violent, ends with deadly shooting

An event to celebrate Mexican Independence Day ended with one woman, identified as 19-year-old Daisy Martinez, dead on Tuesday night.

A CELEBRATION IN THESTREETS OF K-C-MO...AND A SHORT TIME LATER-- A DEADLY SHOOTING.41 ACTION NEWS WASPROVIDED WITH THISVIDEO OF A GATHERINGLAST NIGHT.A FACEBOOK PAGE FORTHE "EXCLUSIVOS TRUCKCLUB" POSTED IT HELD ANEVENT LAST NIGHT -- ANDAFTER IT WAS OVERVIOLENCE BROKE OUT.A SHOOTING TOOK THELIFE OF ONE PERSON.FAMILY MEMBERSIDENTIFY THE VICTIM AS"DAISY MARTINEZ."41 ACTION NEWS SPOKETO HER FAMILY -- MOREFROM THEM IN A MOMENT.POLICE SAY DOZENS -- IFNOT HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE MAY HAVE BEENWITNESS TO THE CRIME --BUT SO FAR -- NOARRESTS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKETALKED TO THEMARTINEZ'S FAMILY -- ASTHEY SHARE THEIRMEMORIES OF HER.Friends and family say 19 yearold Daisy Martinez is theyoung woman shot and killedhere last night.

Her car isstillparked on SW Blvd..

Herfamily came down to thescene today, but you can'tmake sense out of somethinglike this.Daisy Martinez didn't comehome last night..Automatically I just wanted toassume she slept insomewhere you know, sheprobably didn't charge herphone.Her uncle Jose Becerra, andthe rest of her family, didn'tfind out until Thursday thatshe had died.Daisy was joining in on thefestivities on SouthwestBoulevard Wednesday night..where she parked her car.But she would never leave.she was innocent, she wasinnocent.

That didnt have tohappen to her.Hundreds of cars paradedfrom KCK to the Westside inKCMO..

To celebrate MexicanIndependence Day.Around 11, someone fired intothe crowd of people.

Daisywas shot..

Not too far from hercar.

Another young womanwas also hurt.She was definitely a go-getter.She went thru a lot of stuff butshe was still determined to getit done, you know.

Shegraduated, saved up money,got a first new caOther people who were at theevent were shocked that itended this way.Voice of Jesus Chavira / was atevent before shootingI seen families, car floats fullof kids and familiescelebrating, waving flags,honking.

So it's very sad tofind out that this happened atevent that was supposed tobe happy like it started.Jose had just called Daisyyesterday afternoon..

But shedidn't pick up.

He says hewishes he could talk to heragain.She done grew up, she wasbecoming a woman.

She wasalready out in the world,moving around.

Barely, youknow, she just barely got outinto the world.

Like I said shejust got her new car.

It's notfairPolice have not released anysuspect information..

If youknow anything, you would bedoing the right thing forDaisy's family by sending in ananonymous tip to the TIPShotline.Sarah Pl

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