Cornelius A. Flowers Jr., 37, known as Tony to friends and family, was shot and killed on the morning of January 22, 2022, in the 8000 block of Euclid Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. A local figure with deep Rastafarian beliefs and a passion for rapping, Flowers was found behind a residence with critical gunshot wounds after officers responded to a prowler call around 11:15 a.m. He was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators secured the scene and detained a person of interest; authorities said they believed all involved were accounted for but did not release the detained individual’s identity or a motive in the initial aftermath. Few additional details about the circumstances of the shooting have been made public.

If anyone knew Cornelius Tony Flowers, was with him that morning, or saw activity in the 8000 block of Euclid Avenue on January 22, 2022, please share what is known.