Auto Parts Employee Charged with Second-Degree Murder After Strangling Suspected Shoplifter
A 39-year-old man in Kansas City, Kansas, is facing charges of second-degree murder in connection with the death of a suspected shoplifter. Carl Kemppainen, an employee at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, was taken into custody following a deadly confrontation with 23-year-old Diamond Steen. The incident unfolded at the O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store on Parallel Parkway. Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of a disturbance. Upon their arrival, officers found that two men had …