Roman Jesus Yslas, 46, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Barrewoods Apartments in Kansas City, Missouri, on the night of December 21, 2021. He had taken the family dog out for a walk after dinner and was found in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after police arrived around 12:30 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing shots and one witness said shots were fired from a car that sped away, then returned and fired again before leaving.

Yslas was a father of eight and the family’s sole provider. His fiancée, Shell Campbell, was inside their apartment when the gunfire began; the wedding band she had ordered for him arrived the day after he was killed. Police have not announced any arrests or identified suspects, and the Kansas City Police Department offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest. Some relatives and neighbors wondered whether he may have interrupted another crime in the area, though no motive has been confirmed.

If anyone knew Roman, saw suspicious vehicles or activity around the 8700 block of North Kansas Place on December 21, 2021, or has other information, please share it with investigators.