Inset: Miguel Flores (Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The area of South 52nd Terrace and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas (Google Maps).
A man has been found guilty of lying in wait at the Kansas home where his estranged wife was staying — and then shooting her dead when she returned.
Miguel Flores, 35, has been found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as announced by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office this week. The tragic incident took place in the autumn of 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas.
On Nov. 21, 2022, 23-year-old Loren Flores was out handling errands. Though still married to Miguel Flores, they were in the midst of a divorce process, and she was staying with friends, according to authorities.
Miguel Flores arrived at the residence located in the area of South 52nd Terrace and Metropolitan Avenue and waited there, a witness reported in court records accessed by local Fox affiliate WDAF. His demeanor was reportedly angry, which Loren Flores immediately noticed.
Knowing the tension, Loren Flores handed her cellphone to a witness, instructing them to call 911 should Miguel Flores become violent. An argument followed, and gunshots were heard soon after.
“[Miguel] Flores then fled the scene, but was taken into custody a short time later by police,” the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime.
The accused then left the scene rapidly in a red Dodge Challenger, heading to a relative’s residence in another part of the city, police stated. The witness who saw the events shared this information with law enforcement.
When officers approached the defendant at the relative’s residence, Miguel Flores pointed the Glock 10 mm handgun he had used in the murder at them from behind the driver’s side of the car. At some point, orders to drop the weapon were ignored and Miguel Flores got back in the car, police said.
Additional officers were then called to the scene and a standoff ensued before the man eventually got out of the car and surrendered the weapon, according to law enforcement.
Later, the gun was determined to be the same caliber as the casings left outside the porch were Miguel Flores shot and killed his wife.
The defendant’s jury trial began on Oct. 6, and concluded two days later with jurors finding him guilty on all counts.
Sentencing information has not yet been scheduled in his case, according to Wyandotte County court records reviewed by Law&Crime, but a first-degree murder conviction could land him in prison for the rest of his life.
