Kansas City Man Brandon Howell Now Faces 5 Murder Charges

Man Who Allegedly Killed Family Faces Murder Charges
In this photo provided by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department in Brandon Howell, 34, of Kansas City. Howell was charged Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 with killing three people and critically injuring two others during an attempt to steal a car in south Kansas City. (AP Photo/Kansas City Police Department)
In this photo provided by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department in Brandon Howell, 34, of Kansas City. Howell was charged Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 with killing three people and critically injuring two others during an attempt to steal a car in south Kansas City. (AP Photo/Kansas City Police Department)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man suspected of killing five people in a south Kansas City neighborhood in September now faces five first-degree murder charges.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced in a news release Sunday that two assault charges against 34-year-old Brandon Howell have been upgraded to murder charges. The new charges pertain to the deaths of George and Anna Taylor in their home. The assault charges were filed before the Taylors died.

Howell now faces 12 felony counts in the deaths of the Taylors, Alice Hurst, her son, Darrel Hurst, and Susan Choucroun.

Prosecutors allege Howell beat the Taylors on Sept. 2, then fatally shot the other three outside their homes before fleeing in the Taylors' SUV.

Howell was arrested hours later when police found him walking with a loaded shotgun.

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