Shaun Brady’s landlord speaks to crime in Brookside [Video]

The Brookside community is grappling with grief as it prepares for its annual festival following the tragic death of Shaun Brady, who was killed Wednesday while attempting to stop a car theft.Friends of Brady, who was well-known in the area, said he was shot after intervening when teenagers tried to steal his vehicle. The shooting was captured on surveillance footage from the west side of the parking lot and has been shared with the Kansas City Police Department, according to Butch Rigby, Brady’s landlord and friend.Rigby, who has been a fixture in Brookside for 40 years, described Brady as not just a tenant but a personal friend. Rigby said the challenge now is to channel the community’s collective anger, trauma, and sadness into a constructive response.He has been in contact with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to discuss increasing police presence in the area.“We’re working to ensure that this type …