Operation Legend is a coordinated initiative across law enforcement to address a recent surge in violent crime. It was named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while sleeping in his home in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 29, 2020.
If you have any information on the cases below, please contact the FBI at tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, SR. and MARIA GONZALEZ-GARCIA
Homicide Victims Detroit, Michigan July 4, 2020
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SHAWN RICKS
Homicide Victim Kansas City, Missouri July 26, 2020
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DE’SHAUN SWANSON
Homicide Victim Indianapolis, Indiana September 19, 2015
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LEQUAN DEQUEZ BOYD AND ASHLYNN DENAE' LUCKETT
Homicide Victims Memphis, Tennessee January 20, 2020
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COMMERCIAL ARMED ROBBERIES
Kansas City, Missouri July and August 2020
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TRINA'TY RILEY AND KAYDEN JOHNSON
Homicide Victims St. Louis, Missouri April 30, 2019
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HENRY HAMPTON
Homicide Victim Kansas City, Missouri August 4, 2020
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CORY TREMAINE BROWN
Illegal Drug Distribution Conspiracy
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VERNADO JONES, JR.
Homicide Victim Chicago, Illinois July 4, 2020
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NATHANIEL MESIAH ROBY-TOWNSEND
Homicide Victim Detroit, Michigan May 21, 2020
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QUNYONCE LOUIS-MOORE
Homicide Victim Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 30, 2020
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Operation Legend News
- 12.01.2020 — Albuquerque Man Arraigned on Drug Trafficking Charges
- 12.01.2020 — Albuquerque Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms
- 11.13.2020 — Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez Issues Arrest Warrant in Jacqueline Vigil Murder
- 11.12.2020 — United States Attorney Announces Operation LeGend 12-Week Results
- 10.27.2020 — Euclid Man with Previous Conviction of Involuntary Manslaughter Charged in String of Armed Robberies
- 10.14.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Roundtable in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 10.08.2020 — Agents Arrest 15 People in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Involving Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Firearms
- 10.06.2020 — Indiana Man Charged in Federal Court with Illegally Selling Dozens of Guns in the Chicago Area
- 09.30.2020 — Federal Agencies Make Drug Trafficking Ring-Related Arrests in St. Louis and Phoenix
- 09.28.2020 — Operation Legend Results in Over 500 Arrests, Including 37 Murder Suspects
- 09.28.2020 — Federal Carjacking and Firearm Charges Filed Against Man for Allegedly Stealing Vehicle at Gunpoint in Chicago
- 09.22.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend
- 09.22.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman Announce Update on Operation Legend
- 09.22.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Milwaukee
- 09.21.2020 — Operation Legend, Case of the Day Tennessee: Three Memphis Men Charged With Stealing 32 Firearms
- 09.21.2020 — Traffic Stop Leads to Firearm Charges in Operation Legend Case
- 09.18.2020 — Grand Jury Indicts St. Louis Man for Several Armed Robberies
- 09.17.2020 — Albuquerque Man Charged with Robbery Under Operation Legend
- 09.15.2020 — Federal, State, and Local Agencies Work Together to Curb Gun Violence in Shreveport
- 09.15.2020 — Two Kansas City Men Charged with Robbing Family at Gunpoint
- 09.15.2020 — FBI Media Alert: Albuquerque Carjacking Suspect Wanted by the FBI
- 09.11.2020 — St. Louis Man Charged with Armed Robbery
- 09.10.2020 — Kansas City Man Charged with Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
- 09.09.2020 — U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant Announces Preliminary Results From First Month of Operation Legend in Memphis
- 09.09.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Chicago
- 09.09.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend
- 09.09.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Chicago
- 09.09.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Chicago
- 09.09.2020 — FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich’s Remarks at Press Conference on Operation Legend
- 09.03.2020 — Operation Legend: Update on Federal Charges
- 09.03.2020 — U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Operation Legend in Chicago
- 09.02.2020 — Kansas City Man, Present at Fatal Shooting, Charged with Illegal Firearm
- 09.01.2020 — Operation Legend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects
- 09.01.2020 — Federal Charges Accuse Man of 'Straw Purchasing' Guns in Indiana on Behalf of Convicted Felon in Chicago
- 08.31.2020 — Operation Legend Results in Drug and Gun Charges Against Milwaukee Man
- 08.27.2020 — Three Kansas City Men Charged in Armed Carjacking That Resulted in Police Pursuit, Fatal Collision
- 08.25.2020 — Albuquerque Man Makes Court Appearance on Federal Carjacking Charges
- 08.25.2020 — Albuquerque Man Makes First Appearance in Federal Court on Gun Charges
- 08.24.2020 — FBI Offers Reward of Up to $5,000 for Information on Robberies of Boost Mobile
- 08.21.2020 — Operation Legend Results in 288 Arrests, Including 24 Murder Suspects
- 08.20.2020 — Independence Man Charged with Illegal Firearms, Drug Trafficking
- 08.20.2020 — FBI Offers Reward of Up to $10,000 for Information Regarding the Homicide of Shawn Ricks
- 08.20.2020 — FBI Media Alert: Man Wanted in Operation Legend Carjacking and Firearm Case Surrenders to Las Cruces Police
- 08.19.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman Announce Update on Operation Legend During Press Conference
- 08.19.2020 — Attorney General and U.S. Attorney John Anderson Announce Updates on Operation Legend
- 08.19.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
- 08.19.2020 — Operation Legend Results in 22 Defendants Charged with Various Federal Charges
- 08.18.2020 — FBI Offers Reward of up to $10,000 for Information Regarding the Homicide of Henry Hampton
- 08.17.2020 — FBI Increases Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of a Federal Fugitive to $25,000
- 08.14.2020 — New Billboards Urge Community Action
- 08.14.2020 — Indianapolis Will Receive Assistance from Operation Legend
- 08.14.2020 — In Operation Legend Case, FBI Violent Crime Task Force Agents Arrest Two, Find Firearms and Narcotics
- 08.14.2020 — FBI Agents and Resources Support Operation Legend in Nine Cities
- 08.13.2020 — Kansas City Man Charged with Illegal Firearm Used in Fatal Shooting
- 08.12.2020 — Man Wanted on Federal Charges of Carjacking and Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, as Part of Operation Legend in Albuquerque
- 08.07.2020 — Operation Legend Results in 59 More Arrests, Including Seven More Murder Suspects
- 08.07.2020 — Operation Legend Has Contributed to 32 Arrests and the Seizure of 27 Firearms in Milwaukee
- 08.06.2020 — Operation Legend Expanded to St. Louis to Confront Violent Crime
- 08.06.2020 — Operation Legend Expanded to Memphis and St. Louis
- 08.06.2020 — U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant Announces Operation Legend in Memphis
- 07.31.2020 — Operation Legend Results in 97 Arrests to Date, Including Five Murder Suspects
- 07.29.2020 — Operation Legend Expanded to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee
- 07.29.2020 — Arrest Announced in Ongoing Operation Legend
- 07.29.2020 — U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman Announces Operation Legend in Cleveland
- 07.29.2020 — Operation Legend Expands to Detroit
- 07.29.2020 — United States Attorney Matthew Krueger’s Remarks Regarding Operation Legend’s Expansion to Milwaukee
- 07.22.2020 — FBI Media Alert: FBI Announces Reward of up to $25,000 in Jacqueline Vigil Homicide as Part of Operation Legend Expansion
- 07.22.2020 — Department of Justice Announces Expansion of Operation Legend to Chicago
- 07.22.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend
- 07.22.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend
- 07.08.2020 — Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Launch of Operation Legend