A Moment of Rage: The Shooting That Shook Kansas City
What began as a quiet evening grocery run turned into a tragedy that still echoes through the streets of Kansas City. Neighbors later described hearing the squeal of tires, a flash of headlights, then the unmistakable crack of gunfire ripping through the night. In the chaos that followed, one man lay dying — and the shooter, police say, simply went back to work.
Authorities have charged 20-year-old Laken Logan with second-degree murder in the death of 57-year-old Cleveland Wright, who was delivering groceries alongside his wife on the night of September 23.
According to court documents, Logan told investigators he believed Wright’s vehicle had “swerved into his lane,” sparking a surge of anger that escalated into deadly violence. Determined to confront the driver, Logan allegedly followed Wright’s car, retrieved a handgun from his backpack, and placed it on his center console.
Moments later, he pulled up beside Wright’s vehicle and shouted, “Watch how you’re driving, boy!” Then, in a burst of rage, he opened fire — multiple rounds piercing the rear window of Wright’s car.
Paramedics arrived to find Wright gravely wounded. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, shaken and heartbroken, told officers she believed her husband had been reaching for his legally owned firearm — but police confirmed that his weapon had never been fired.
Logan’s passenger later told investigators that the suspect had been visibly enraged moments before the shooting. “He was turning red and was mad,” the witness recalled, adding that he tried to calm his friend down. But when Logan pulled alongside Wright’s vehicle and fired, even he was stunned. When he asked why, Logan reportedly replied, “Bro, I don’t know.”
What happened next left detectives speechless.
Instead of fleeing or hiding, Logan and his coworker allegedly returned to their workplace and continued their shift as though nothing had happened.
Police pieced together the timeline using surveillance video and vehicle tracking data from Logan’s Chevrolet Trax SUV, which led them straight to his door. On October 22, nearly a month after the shooting, Logan was arrested. Wright’s widow later identified him in a photo lineup.
When questioned, Logan offered three conflicting accounts of what he did with the gun — first claiming he threw it into the Missouri River, then that he sold it, twice.
He now faces multiple felony counts, including second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held on $750,000 bond as the case moves forward.
Conclusion: Anger in an Instant
A single act of rage turned an ordinary evening into a lifetime of grief.
For the Wright family, a routine delivery ended in devastating loss. For Logan, a brief moment of fury has rewritten the course of his life forever.
Police say the case stands as a brutal reminder of how quickly anger can ignite — and how once the trigger is pulled, nothing can ever be taken back.