Double Shooting Suspect Takes Himself Out

"KANSAS CITY, MO — Kansas City police said the man accused of killing his girlfriend and her mother committed suicide on Thursday night.

"Police said Rufus Young was cornered by officers in the Crossland Economy Motel off 42nd Street in Independence at about 11 p.m.

"When officers approached Young’s motel room, they said they heard a gunshot.

"Young was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

"Young had been charged with two counts of murder, armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child. He was accused of killing Naushay Riley, 36, and Jackie Riley, 55, at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday at a home on East 40th Terrace in Kansas City."

From KMBC.com...