Columbia Police arrest suspect wanted for Kansas City homicide

On March 5, Columbia Police officers were serving a search warrant on an unrelated investigation in the 2600 block of Quail Drive when they located La'Relle D. Dennis, 24, of Kansas City, who had active warrants in Kansas City for second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Dennis attempted to flee from Columbia Police but was safely apprehended. Officers arrested Dennis for the active warrants and for an additional charge of felony resisting arrest by fleeing.

Dennis is a suspect in the August 2024 homicide of a man who was found shot to death in a car on East 82nd Street in Kansas City.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652. To provide information without leaving your name or number, call CrimeStoppers at 573.875.8477 or visit http://www.p3tips.com/899. If you provide information to CrimeStoppers that leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500.

Case Number 2026-001961

Missouri statutes

565.021 - Murder in the second degree

571.015 - Armed criminal action

571.030 - Unlawful use of a weapon

575.150 - Felony resisting arrest by fleeing

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