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KMBC says Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced charges against Zavion M. Horton, including second-degree murder. KCTV says the bond is $250,000, cash only.

KMBC, updated at 12:52 p.m. CST on Nov. 10, 2026, with no reporter name on the page fetched here, says officials did not specify whether he is in custody, and it does not print Sept. 27. Heidi Schmidt, KCTV, published Nov. 10, 2026, at 11:38 a.m. CST, says Lavetta Doolin was 21 and that police found her on Sept. 27 next to a gray Nissan Versa. KSHB, by KSHB 41 News Staff, with no clock in the article text, prints Zavion Horton, without the middle initial, and $250,000 cash, without the word only.

By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·

Cash only, on KMBC and on KCTV, and cash, on KSHB, are not the same bond line. A Nissan Versa, on KMBC, a gray Nissan Versa, on KCTV, and a car, on KSHB, are not the same vehicle line. The charges are not a conviction.

KMBC, on a page updated at 12:52 p.m. CST on Nov. 10, 2026, with no reporter name in the text fetched here, reported a Kansas City man is facing several charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a gas station in September. It reported Zavion M. Horton has been charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, and that Jackson County prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced the charges Tuesday. It reported the charges stem from a homicide at a gas station near West 79th Street and Wornall Road, that when officers arrived they discovered a woman on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound, that first responders attempted life-saving measures, and that she was pronounced dead at the scene. It reported she was identified by police as Lavetta Doolin, 21. September, on KMBC, is not a date. KCTV, by Heidi Schmidt, published Nov. 10, 2026, at 11:38 a.m. CST, reported Jackson County prosecutors charged Zavion M. Horton with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. Prosecutors charged, on KCTV, and Melesa Johnson announced Tuesday, on KMBC, are not the same sentence. KCTV does not print her name. It reported the charges are in connection with the death of 21-year-old Lavetta Doolin, that Kansas City police responded to the gas station on Sept. 27 and found Doolin on the ground next to a gray Nissan Versa, according to court records, and that she died at the scene. Sept. 27, and a gray Nissan Versa, are KCTV. KMBC does not print Sept. 27 and does not print gray. Died at the scene, on KCTV, and pronounced dead at the scene after first responders attempted life-saving measures, on KMBC, are not the same sentence. KSHB, by KSHB 41 News Staff, on a page whose article text fetched here did not print a clock, reported the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office has charged a Kansas City man in connection with a fatal shooting at a gas station in September. It reported Zavion Horton faces several charges, including second-degree murder. Zavion Horton, on KSHB, and Zavion M. Horton, on KMBC and on KCTV, are not the same name line. Several charges, including second-degree murder, on KSHB, and the five-count list on KMBC and on KCTV, are not the same charge line. Armed criminal action, unlawful use of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution are KMBC and KCTV. They are not on the KSHB page. KSHB reported police say the victim was found on the ground next to a car on Sept. 27. A car, on KSHB, a gray Nissan Versa, on KCTV, and a Nissan Versa, on KMBC, are not the same vehicle. KSHB does not print her name or her age.

KMBC reported that, according to court documents, surveillance video captured at the gas station showed the suspect, later identified as Horton, sitting in a Nissan Versa with the victim, that he allegedly pointed a handgun at the victim, who was in the passenger seat, and that a single gunshot can be heard. It reported he was then heard telling the victim to "wake up," before taking her out of the vehicle and placing her on the ground. KCTV reported detectives reviewed surveillance video that allegedly showed Horton holding a handgun in the car's front seat, that he pointed the gun at Doolin, that a single gunshot could be heard on the video, and that he could then be heard telling Doolin to "wake up" before he allegedly removed her from the front passenger seat and placed her on the ground. Sitting in a Nissan Versa, on KMBC, and holding a handgun in the car's front seat, on KCTV, are not the same sentence. The passenger seat, on KMBC, and the front passenger seat, on KCTV, are not the same phrase. KSHB reported prosecutors say detectives reviewed surveillance footage which captured Horton allegedly armed with a handgun, sitting in the front seat of the car. Armed with a handgun, on KSHB, and pointed a handgun, on KMBC, are not the same verb. KSHB does not print "wake up," a passenger seat, or a single gunshot. KMBC reported a woman driving on Wornall Road was approached by the suspect, who asked for help and attempted to enter her vehicle, that another witness said a man at a gas pump said his girlfriend had been shot, and that an EMS crew described his behavior as "frantic and unusual." It reported the suspect told that crew that he and his girlfriend were shot at on the highway, and that he did not have a cellphone to call for help. It reported crime scene investigators noted there was no bullet damage to the exterior of the vehicle. The Wornall Road driver, the gas-pump witness, frantic and unusual, the highway account, and no bullet damage to the exterior are KMBC. They are not on the KCTV page or the KSHB page. KMBC reported a judge has set Horton's bond at $250,000 cash only, and that officials did not specify if he is currently in custody. KCTV reported a Jackson County judge set his bond at $250,000, cash only. KSHB reported the bond has been set at $250,000 cash. Cash only, on KMBC and on KCTV, and cash, on KSHB, are not the same bond line. Whether he is in custody is a question KMBC says officials did not answer. KCTV and KSHB do not print that question. No page fetched here printed a plea, an age for Horton, or a lawyer. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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