Relatives say a slain Kansas City man was a father-to-be

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Relatives of a slain Kansas City man say the 25-year-old had been excited about the birth of his first child.

The Kansas City Star reports that police haven’t released the name of the man who was shot and killed Saturday. But Dana Pearson identified the victim as his nephew, Jordan Matthews. Relatives say Matthews played drums for a neighborhood church and had been lining his room with baby items.

On Sunday, relatives placed the large pink bear Matthews had been saving for his child on a makeshift memorial on the corner near where he died. Pearson said his nephew “never hurt nobody” and “shouldn’t’ be gone.”

No description of a suspect was available.

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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com