Crime & Justice
4‑year‑old Kansas City boy killed by Amazon driver in hit‑and‑run
A Kansas City family is mourning the death of 4‑year‑old Tadens Joseph, who was hit and killed by an Amazon delivery driver.
A GoFundMe page has been created for the family of 4‑year‑old Tadens Joseph, who was struck and killed by a delivery vehicle working for Amazon earlier this month in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police said Tadens was hit around 6:30 p.m. on May 4 in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood. The van belonged to a third‑party company contracted to make Amazon deliveries, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
Beloved 4-year-old hit and killed
Investigators said that an Amazon delivery vehicle had just finished dropping off a package when it struck Tadens.
KCPD said the driver stopped briefly but left before officers arrived. A family member chased the vehicle, but police said the driver denied involvement and drove away.
Tadens died from his injuries.
KCPD said person of interest was taken into custody for further investigation.
Family Remembers Tadens
Relatives described Tadens as a joyful child who loved school, Spider‑Man and pizza. The family recently immigrated from Haiti and speaks very little English, according to loved ones.
The GoFundMe aims to help cover funeral costs and support the family as they grieve the sudden loss of their son.
On Thursday, a spokesperson for GoFundMe verified to Unheard Voices the authenticity of the fundraiser for Tadens Joseph’s family.
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine®
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Remembering Toukie Smith: ‘227’ actress and trailblazing model dies at 74 after multiple sclerosis battle
Kendra G returns to host Season 2 of OWN’s Dating Download, premiering Nov. 18
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles returns to Wilmington with live hip-hop soundtrack at Cucalorus Film Festival
Shirley Emehelu makes history as New Jersey’s first immigrant Lieutenant Governor
Texas woman who has fed thousands for nearly 40 years surprised with new car after community raises $27,000
NXT Awards return to Atlanta Oct. 25
Operation Christmas Child will open drop‑off locations across the U.S
North Carolina A&T, UNC Greensboro and Bennett students march nearly an hour after campus voting sites removed
Baltimore artist MIDDEKO releases new single “FALLINLUV”
OWN for the Holidays returns with new movies
Woody Shaw’s Avant‑Garde ‘Song of Songs’ returns to vinyl after 50 years through Jazz Dispensary’s Top Shelf Series
Kansas City’s Copper Boyz Ranch provides youth violence‑prevention through horsemanship
Nolan Wells’ family demands ‘thorough’ investigation: “What we’ve been told does not make sense”
Peabo Bryson, Grammy‑winning voice behind two Disney classics, dies at 75
OWN greenlights first-ever ‘Belle Collective’ spinoff Belle Collective: Birmingham
-
Sports2 weeks agoJay-z’s Roc Nation Sports to reportedly send 3‑year‑old soccer phenom to Spain for training
-
Crime & Justice1 week agoFamily of slain Bronx teen Javits Frimpong demands justice after fatal shooting
-
Culture1 week agoBurger King employee wears Blackface, tells customer, “I just want to be Black”
-
Police1 week agoVirginia mother loses her car after police mistake her vehicle for shooting suspect’s using flock cameras
-
Sports1 week agoFort Lewis football player Jordan ‘JT’ Thomas suffers severe spinal cord injury during game
-
Police1 week agoSuspected arson damages Senatobia Police headquarters months after officer fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
-
Health & Wellness1 week agoTikTok star Marcel Johnson dies at 32 after courageous battle with stage 4 stomach cancer
-
In Memoriam7 days agoThe Rude Boys founding member Melvin ‘Boy Baby’ Sephus dies at 61