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Mother fears worst for KC man missing since May. Did police mishandle investigation?
Initially, Saundra Sheppard was hopeful investigators would help her locate her son, who is the father of a 5-year-old child. But months have passed, and police have not publicized details about his disappearance, leaving Sheppard to wonder why so little has been done to find Skylar.
The Kansas City Police Department uses a set of criteria to ask the public for help locating a missing adult, and not every case is publicized. The person must be under the care of a psychiatrist or psychologist for mental health issues, have a grave medical condition that requires immediate medication, or have threatened to harm themselves. Suspicion of foul play is another consideration.
Sheppard said that in addition to being bipolar, Ware has threatened to take his own life. She told police she had doubts that he disappeared willingly.
Ware has struggled with mental health issues since he was 10, his mother said. He is also a drug addict with a criminal history, she said.
He was charged with invasion of privacy, a misdemeanor, in 2015. He has also pleaded guilty to trespassing in Oak Grove and driving while intoxicated and speeding in Jackson County.
Sheppard fears that Ware’s case was not a priority for investigators because he has a criminal record. She wants to know why there was no media alert about his disappearance.
Police have dropped the ball in her son’s case, Sheppard said. Ware was in danger at the time of his disappearance, and he was not taking his medication as prescribed, she said.
Sheppard told police she heard from Ware’s associates that he was shot and killed during a drug deal in Blue Springs, according to the missing person report on file with Kansas City police. Even then, the police failed to notify the public of Ware’s case, and investigators ruled out foul play.
“We do not suspect foul play, and do not need the media’s assistance but should that change we would advise all media outlets,” a Kansas City Police Department spokesman wrote in an email.
https://www.facebook.com/awarenessf...ince-05102020little-else-is-/419260762801108/
Missing Persons Cases Network
Skylar was in some trouble 5 years ago. Here is the link to read more about that.
Initially, Saundra Sheppard was hopeful investigators would help her locate her son, who is the father of a 5-year-old child. But months have passed, and police have not publicized details about his disappearance, leaving Sheppard to wonder why so little has been done to find Skylar.
The Kansas City Police Department uses a set of criteria to ask the public for help locating a missing adult, and not every case is publicized. The person must be under the care of a psychiatrist or psychologist for mental health issues, have a grave medical condition that requires immediate medication, or have threatened to harm themselves. Suspicion of foul play is another consideration.
Sheppard said that in addition to being bipolar, Ware has threatened to take his own life. She told police she had doubts that he disappeared willingly.
Ware has struggled with mental health issues since he was 10, his mother said. He is also a drug addict with a criminal history, she said.
He was charged with invasion of privacy, a misdemeanor, in 2015. He has also pleaded guilty to trespassing in Oak Grove and driving while intoxicated and speeding in Jackson County.
Sheppard fears that Ware’s case was not a priority for investigators because he has a criminal record. She wants to know why there was no media alert about his disappearance.
Police have dropped the ball in her son’s case, Sheppard said. Ware was in danger at the time of his disappearance, and he was not taking his medication as prescribed, she said.
Sheppard told police she heard from Ware’s associates that he was shot and killed during a drug deal in Blue Springs, according to the missing person report on file with Kansas City police. Even then, the police failed to notify the public of Ware’s case, and investigators ruled out foul play.
“We do not suspect foul play, and do not need the media’s assistance but should that change we would advise all media outlets,” a Kansas City Police Department spokesman wrote in an email.
https://www.facebook.com/awarenessf...ince-05102020little-else-is-/419260762801108/
Missing Persons Cases Network
Skylar was in some trouble 5 years ago. Here is the link to read more about that.
Really? I've never seen that in a MP investigation before. Skylar is listed with MSHP as an active missing person case. 
