KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 29-year-old woman is charged with killing a Kansas City, Kansas, woman who was on her way home from volunteering at church.
Authorities announced Monday that Melanie Perry is charged with first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm. Investigators allege she killed 62-year-old Lillian Jackson on Sept. 18. Jackson was driving home from Mount Zion Baptist Church when she was caught in rolling gun battle. Her car was hit several times, killing her instantly.
Perry, of Kansas City, Kansas, faces other unrelated charges and has been in the Wyandotte County jail since Oct. 20.
