Murder Charges Announced in the Killing of 4-Year-Old Namesake of Operation Legend

Murder Charges Announced in the Killing of 4-Year-Old Namesake of Operation Legend
President Donald Trump holds up a photo of LeGend Taliferro, a victim of a crime, during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 13, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
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A prosecutor on Thursday has announced charges in the killing of 4-year-old LeGend M. Taliferro, who was shot while asleep in his home in Kansas City, Missouri, in June.

Ryson Ellis, 22, has been charged with second degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.