KCPD, civic leaders push for change after child's shooting

After a 4-year-old boy was shot to death as he slept in his bed Monday morning, community members and public officials alike are pleading for change in Kansas City, Missouri.

SHOOTING THAT KILLED AFOUR-YEAR-OLD LITTLEBOY IN K-C-MO WAS NOTRANDOM.NOW -- THE MAYOR HAS AMESSAGE FOR THECOMMUNITY --AS THE CITY IS ON PACEFOR RECORD YEAR OFHOMICIDES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER AARON LADD ISLIVE WHERE A VIGIL WILLSTART IN ABOUT AN HOUR.AARON?it's been a violent 2020 here inKansas City but the mostrecent act ofviolence...upsetting and hurtfulto so many here off 63rd andpaseo.

A vigil beginning heresoon to remember a young lifetaken too soon.Kansas City is IN MOURNINGAFTER ANOTHER ROUNDOF GUN VIOLENCE CLAIMSA YOUNG CHILD.PAT CLARKE // COMMUNITYACTIVIST"I don't see nothing this 4-year-old baby did to somebodythat would make someoneshoot this baby in the face andkill it."CPT.

RICK SMITH // KCPD POLICECHIEF"It was not a stray bullet.""we don't know the truemotivation yet but we thinkthis place was targeted."4-YEAR-OLD LEGENDTALIFERRO WAS ASLEEP INBED WHEN HE WAS hit witha bullet that went through hisapartment wall - AND died.We first introduced you toLegend in 2019 when 41ACTION NEWS REPORTEDON THE little boy's BATTLEWITH A RARE HEARTCONDITION.MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS // KansasCity, MO//"Know that this is somethingthat will never be acceptableto us."CPT.

RICK SMITH // KCPD POLICECHIEF"There's too many kids thathave been killed."Mayor QUINTON LUCAS // KansasCity, MO//"Make sure that you're tellingfolks, put the guns down."ON PACE FOR A RECORDNUMBER OF HOMICIDES IN2020 - there's a renewed pushfor the community to comeTOGETHER TO STOP THEVIOLENCE.PAT CLARKE // COMMUNITYACTIVIST"It's June and we're at 92homicides."CPT.

RICK SMITH // KCPD POLICECHIEF"We can't do this alone.

Weneed help on this matter, weneed the city, we need thecommunity, we need everyoneinvolved in this."PAT CLARKE // COMMUNITYACTIVIST"If we don't do thistogether...itwon't get done."Coming together the themethat we got from communitymembers troubled by thislatest act of violence andhoping for change.The police offering a 25,000cash reward for anyinformation about LeGend'sKILLER..in the meantime a vigil set tobegin here at the top of thehour -- we'll have much moretonight at 10.Reporting in KCMO, AaronLadd, 41 Action News.KANSAS CITY IS ON PA