Missouri woman, 21, tracks down her 16-year-old brother s suspected murderer, 36, and kills him before sending a text to her late sibling saying owe em that body
Tityana Coppage, 21, was charged with second degree murder and armed criminal action for the shooting death of 36-year-old Keith Lars
Lars was found in the back of a Toyota near Virginia Avenue and Admiral Boulevard in Kansas City on January 13
Coppage told authorities that she knew where Lars would be and that she followed him
The two opened fire from two different vehicles, according to eyewitnesses
A review of Coppage s cell phone revealed texts she sent to a contact named Auntie, asking for .45-caliber bullets
According to Kansas City’s
KCTV 5, police used eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage to find Coppage and the vehicle that was used in the murder. She reportedly admitted to calling the victim before the killing in an attempt to resolve the matter. She is currently being held in Jackson County jail on $200,000 bond.
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Jason Ugwuh, 16, was shot to death, according to an arrest affidavit
Coppage allegedly killed Lars because she believed he was involved in the murder of her sibling, according to the outlet.
Coppage allegedly admitted to shooting Lars but claimed it was in self defense. She also confessed to knowing where he would be before the attack and said she’d followed him, the affidavit states.
During the investigation, cops say they uncovered text messages sent from Coppage to a person she called ‘Auntie’ asking for .45-caliber bullets. She also allegedly sent a text to her late brother after his death saying,
By @ShayDiddy
Tityana Coppage / The Jackson County Detention Center
You cannot help but feel this sisters pain. 22-year-old Tityana Coppage, has been charged with second-degree murder after police say she tracked down the man suspected of murdering her 16-year-old last week, then killed him. Police claim she sent a text to her dead brothers phone after letting him know she had avenged him.
Police say Coppage allegedly shot her brother s suspected killer Jan. 13 after meeting him in a parking lot. Coppage allegedly admitted to having called the victim before the shooting, yet stated she didn not intend to hurt the man but wanted to help settle the differences between her father and the alleged killer before they killed each other. Coppage allegedly admitted to getting into an exchange of gunfire with the victim, yet claims self defense stating her brothers alleged killer shot her vehicle first before she returned fire, according to a narrative written by police in a probable cause