Jermone Green, 3, died after gun went off in townhome

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office is weighing whether to file charges in connection with the shooting death of a toddler at a Kansas City townhome early Thursday. Jermone Green, 3, died after a gun was fired inside the home. Police said they think Jermone or an older child was able to handle a gun that had been left out. “I knew when they walked out that somebody was dead, but (I) didn’t know who it was,” said neighbor Tywana Watts. She said news of the child’s death moved her to tears. “When you hear a baby, you instantly – your emotions kick in,” Watts said. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, all walks of life. A mother is a mother.” “I went out there and the parents are already in the cop’s car. They were investigating them,” said neighbor Alisa Rafael. A relative told KMBC 9 News Thursday that the family is distraught, especially since they have lost several loved ones in recent months. The shooting is the second homicide at that complex this year. It’s also not the first time this year that a toddler died because a gun went off in a home. Shaquille Kornegay, 2, died in April while playing with her father’s gun. Her father was charged with murder and attempting to hide the gun from police. Jermone’s death prompted Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker to warn parents to safely stow their guns.

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office is weighing whether to file charges in connection with the shooting death of a toddler at a Kansas City townhome early Thursday.



Jermone Green, 3, died after a gun was fired inside the home. Police said they think Jermone or an older child was able to handle a gun that had been left out.


“I knew when they walked out that somebody was dead, but (I) didn’t know who it was,” said neighbor Tywana Watts.

She said news of the child’s death moved her to tears.

“When you hear a baby, you instantly – your emotions kick in,” Watts said. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, all walks of life. A mother is a mother.”

“I went out there and the parents are already in the cop’s car. They were investigating them,” said neighbor Alisa Rafael.

A relative told KMBC 9 News Thursday that the family is distraught, especially since they have lost several loved ones in recent months.

The shooting is the second homicide at that complex this year. It’s also not the first time this year that a toddler died because a gun went off in a home. Shaquille Kornegay, 2, died in April while playing with her father’s gun. Her father was charged with murder and attempting to hide the gun from police.

Jermone’s death prompted Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker to warn parents to safely stow their guns.