2016 Kansas–Missouri murder spree

Spree shooting in Kansas and Missouri, U.S. December 2025 February 2025 Between March 7 and March 8, 2016, Pablo Serrano-Vitorino killed five men in two shootings across Kansas City, Kansas, and Montgomery County, Missouri, in the United States. The first shooting, which took place in Kansas City, killed four men, and the second shooting, which took place across state lines in unincorporated Montgomery County, killed another man.Park Madison Castillo Mariano Suspect in 5 killings slipped through deportation net http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/us/kansas-shootings-suspect-arrest/ CNN March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016Siemaszko Corky Johnson Alex Cops Arrest Quadruple Homicide Suspect Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cops-arrest-quadruple-homicide-suspect-pablo-antonio-serrano-vitorino-n533951 NBC News March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016 Shootings On the night of March 7, 2016, four men were shot to death with a AK-47-style rifle in Kansas City, Kansas.https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missouri-kansas-killings-20160311-story.html Suspect in Midwest slayings who could have been deported had run-ins with law in Los Angeles Pearce Matt The Los Angeles Times March 12, 2016 One of them managed to call police about the shooting before dying. On the morning of March 8, 49-year-old Randy J. Nordman was shot to death in Montgomery County, Missouri, 170 mi east of the site of the first shooting. A truck believed to have been driven by the suspect was found five miles away along Interstate 70, and a massive manhunt for him was launched. Two police helicopters and at least one SWAT team were involved in the search.http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-midwest-manhunt-missouri-kansas-20160308-story.html Manhunt intensifies for suspect after 5 deaths in Missouri and Kansas Los Angeles Times Associated Press March 8, 2016 March 10, 2016 Arrest and legal proceedings On March 9, police in New Florence, Missouri, responded to reports of a man pulling a firearm on a civilian at a gas station. At 12:18 a.m., suspect Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, 40, who lived next door to the four initial victims, was found at a muddy hill alongside Interstate 70 and arrested by Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeants Primm and McGinnis. No shots were fired despite him being armed.http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article64699427.html Four shot to death in KCK; fifth killing in mid-Missouri may be linked The Kansas City Star March 8, 2016 March 9, 2016 Tony Rizzo Eric Adler Matt Campbell Glenn E. Rice Brian Burnes Robert A. Cronkleton He was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle at the time of his arrest.The Latest: Man Accused of Killing 5 Had Battery Conviction https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-police-id-victims-kansas-quadruple-homicide-37518531 ABC News Associated Press March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310072212/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-police-id-victims-kansas-quadruple-homicide-37518531 March 10, 2016 dead mdy-all He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in Kansas and was jailed in Montgomery County, Missouri, with bail set at $2 million. The day following the arrest, he attempted suicide by cutting himself with a safety razor. He was admitted to a local hospital and was classified to be in stable condition.Almasy Steve Police: Suspect in Kansas, Missouri shootings cut himself in jail http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/us/kansas-shootings-suspect/index.html CNN March 10, 2016 March 10, 2016 On June 1, Serrano-Vitorino pleaded not guilty to the Missouri killing. The death penalty was sought in that case.http://fox2now.com/2016/06/01/man-charged-in-2-state-rampage-pleads-not-guilty-in-missouri/ Man charged in Missouri-Kansas shooting rampage pleads not guilty FOX 2 Now Associated Press June 1, 2016 June 8, 2016http://krcgtv.com/news/local/serrano-vitorino-enters-not-guilty-plea Serrano-Vitorino enters not guilty plea KRCG-TV June 1, 2016 June 8, 2016 Dan Claxton Garrett Bergquist In September, his Missouri case was transferred by a Montgomery County judge to St. Louis, Missouri for trial.Serrano-Vitorino Granted Change of Venue in Murder Case, KHMO (Associated Press), September 17, 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016. He had previously been sentenced to two years in a California prison for making a terrorist threat and, since he was a Mexican national, had subsequently been deported from the U.S. in April 2004, but had reentered illegally again at an unspecified time.https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/highway-patrol-shooting-suspect-custody-missouri-37510602 Slaying Suspect Managed to Elude US Immigration Authorities ABC News Associated Press March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016 Jim Suhr https://web.archive.org/web/20160310083815/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/highway-patrol-shooting-suspect-custody-missouri-37510602 March 10, 2016 Despite further run-ins with the law, including a batter conviction the previous summer, he managed to avoid deportation.Salter Jim May 12 Associated Press Posted- P.m 2016 at 5:30 Man accused in 2-state killing rampage to stand trial https://www.ksl.com/article/39744808/man-accused-in-2-state-killing-rampage-to-stand-trial 2024-12-14 www.ksl.com en On April 9, 2019, Serrano-Vitorino was found alone and unresponsive in his cell, having hanged himself. He was taken to a hospital where he later was pronounced dead.https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article229016734.html KCK man awaiting trial for killing 5 people in 2016 is found dead in St. Louis jail The Kansas City Star April 9, 2019 April 10, 2019 Victims Kansas: Jeremy Waters, 36 Michael Capps, 41 Clint Harter, 27 Austin Harter, 29 Missouri: Randy Nordman, 49 References External links Suspect in 5 murders in Kansas and Missouri caught, CBS News Category:2016 in Kansas Category:2016 in Missouri Category:2016 mass shootings in the United States Category:2016 murders in the United States Category:Mass shootings in Missouri Category:Mass shootings in Kansas Category:Deaths by firearm in Kansas Category:Deaths by firearm in Missouri Category:2016 mass murders Category:Spree shootings in the United States Category:Crime in Kansas Category:Crime in Missouri Category:March 2016 crimes in the United States Category:2010s mass murders in the United States