Kansas Va Officer, who shot family: examinations reveal failures

An investigation by the special advisor's US office has come to the conclusion that it was officially determined departmental errors that led to a veteran matters of matters wrongly accessing the weapon chamber, taking a weapon and killing his wife and son.

Video above: The VA police officer accused of double-multiple suicide, who despite the suspension in crime from the federal government

In a press release, the VA said that “it could not remove access to the agency's firearms … which led to a tragedy”.

Jerel McGeachy, a police officer from the US Ministry of Veteran Affairs, was delivered by his wife Domonique McGeachy and 12-year-old son Jerel McGeachy Jr. vom Platte County, Missouri, the Sheriff office.

The Eisenhower VA police authority became aware of the protection order, which Jerel McGeachy prohibited the possession of firearms. He was then brought into an administrative role and his firearm was taken over. The VA officials accepted his badge, but took back his keys or did not resolve the access card.

Jerel McGeachy used them to switch on the VA weapon storms and take a weapon with which he then shot his family and himself. When the VA officers learned about the shootings, they found that a weapon was missing in the arms chamber.

Disciplinary measures were taken or against the chief of police, the deputy boss and a lieutenant, all of whom no longer work in the police service, the VA of the OSC announced in February 2025.

“I am with the municipality of Kansas City to mourn the tragic deaths of Domonique McGeachy and her son Jerel,” said special consultant Hampton Dellinger in a statement. “It is heartbreaking to read the passion and promise of 12-year-old Jerel, and to believe that he and his mother could still be with us if a government authority had followed the security proceedings. Simply heartbreaking.”

The examination resulted in other security deficiencies within the department. Physical defects were immediately corrected.

KMBC learned from the national investigations in June 2024. At that time, records showed that Jerel McGeachy had incorrectly accessed a weapon gun, but VA officers had not said how or why he was able to do so.

The VA apologized in the investigation and found that Jerel McGeachy should not be able to access the weapon while he was suspended.

Domonique McGeachy was captain in the US Army and nurse for the VA health system in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her son Jerel McGeachy Jr. was an experienced public speaker.

Further information about the lives of the victims and the initial components of the investigation can be found in a detailed report here.