by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
April 16, 2026
Prior to her arrest, KaShawn Nicola Roper was handling the FBI’s top priority duties. The federal agency initially urged the public to pay attention to the armed and dangerous woman.
A black woman on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has been found and arrested in Florida.
Before her arrest, KaShawn Nicola Roper was on the FBI’s watch list, and the federal agency urged the public to remain vigilant for the armed and dangerous woman. She is currently a suspect in a 2020 shooting in Kansas City, Missouri.
According to reports from 11Alive, Roper fired multiple shots into a car, hitting two women. One of the shooting victims died from the gunfire.
Authorities charged Roper with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. However, she managed to escape police custody for years.
In 2021, law enforcement issued a federal arrest warrant for Roper on a separate charge listed as unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Investigators uncovered the 50-year-old’s ties to Georgia and encouraged the state’s residents to come forward with any information if discovered.
Because she remained missing, the FBI’s Most Wanted team offered a reward of up to $1,000,000 for information leading to her arrest. According to her “FBI Most Wanted” poster, Roper used various aliases and had connections across multiple states.
In addition to her first name, the former fugitive also changed her middle name to Nicole or Nicola and adopted a different last name, Shaw. As for where the agents believed she would flee, they named other states, including Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado and even South Dakota.
The police finally arrested her, but in a completely different condition than expected. On April 10, FBI agents stationed in Jacksonville arrested Roper in High Springs, Florida. Federal agents worked with local officials and U.S. Marshals to finally locate the wanted person after years on the run.
Now Roper could finally be prosecuted for the alleged crime, putting an end to long-distance persecution.
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