- An attorney for Clayton McGeeney’s family said there is some “disappointment” with the way the Kansas City Police Department has publicly announced there is no evidence of foul play even though the investigation is still ongoing
- “I just don’t know how they decided that,” said attorney Tony Kagay
- A Kansas City police spokesman told PEOPLE on Friday that the case remains “an ongoing death investigation.”
The attorney representing the family of one of three Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead in a friend’s backyard is talking about the response some had to send to police saying there was no evidence of wrongdoing.
“I just don’t know how they decided that,” Tony Kagay, an attorney representing Clayton McGeeney’s mother and fiancee, told Fox News. “Clearly the investigation is ongoing.”
Police have said from the start – and continue to say – that there is “no evidence or indication of foul play” in their mysterious deaths. However, grieving family members also expressed frustration at the lack of response.
Kagay told Fox News there was “disappointment” with the way the police handled the case publicly, though he clarified that his clients “support” the police.
In response to his comments, KCPD Capt. Jake Becchina told the news outlet that he was “sorry for Mr. Kagay’s disappointment” and that the department aims to “provide the most factual and transparent information to the public in any investigation.”
On Friday, a police spokesperson told PEOPLE that the case remains an “ongoing death investigation.”
Kagay did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Clayton McGeeney.
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Brother suspects 3 friends found dead in backyard after Chiefs Game had something ‘in their system’
It’s been a month since McGeeney, David Harrington and Ricky Johnson were found dead outside their friend Jordan Willis’ apartment two days after watching a Chiefs game together on Jan. 7.
Officers found two other bodies in the front yard of Willis’ home after arriving at the scene, police previously told PEOPLE. Police have repeatedly said that “no foul play was observed or suspected” and that the cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.
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John Picerno, who represents Willis, previously told PEOPLE in a statement that his client is “not aware of how his friends died” and is “anxiously awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology report.”
Picerno also said Willis didn’t notice the men dead in his yard or their cars still in the neighborhood in the two days between the football game and the discovery of their bodies.
Early toxicology reports reportedly indicated they had “several” substances in their systems, according to FOX affiliate WDAF-TV and TMZ, citing sources. However, the autopsy and official toxicology reports have not been made public.
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Meanwhile, the families of the victims are still investigating the circumstances of their deaths. David’s stepmother, Theresa Harrington, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo last week that the early toxicology reports made her feel like “there’s more to the story.”
“We keep getting responses that they’re still looking into,” Theresa added. “So there’s something that they’re also saying ‘maybe that’s not right’.”
“Nothing adds up,” Johnson’s brother, Jonathan Price, previously told PEOPLE.
Family of Chiefs fan found dead in backyard say early toxicology reports show ‘there’s more to the story’
A Kansas City police spokesman told PEOPLE on Friday that no additional details or reports have been released to the media.
“Both KCPD detectives and the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office have been in contact with the families of the deceased men and remain in contact with them as the investigation continues,” the statement said.
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