Overview
- A Raytown High School junior, 16-year-old Joshua Lewis, was shot and later died after an afternoon shooting in the Casey’s parking lot on Blue Ridge Boulevard across from the school on Wednesday.
- An eyewitness, Elizabeth Baquedano, said she heard the gunshot, stayed with Lewis and applied pressure to his wound until first responders arrived, while other teens at the scene fled on bikes.
- Officers processed the scene, used a canine to search for evidence, and were seen removing items including two bicycles from a nearby house at 59th and Hedges, but police have not confirmed how that location is linked to the shooting.
- Raytown police say two people have been taken into custody in connection with the case, though authorities have not released their identities or announced any formal charges and are asking the public to call a TIPS line with information.
- The community has held vigils and a large memorial at Raytown Christian Church, the school district is providing support to students and staff, and the high school football team will dedicate upcoming games to Lewis’s memory.