Police in Kansas City opened a homicide investigation after a 54-year-old man, identified as Edmon E. Alexander Jr., was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds on December 8, 2021. Officers were sent to the area near 28th Street and Bales Avenue about 7:15 p.m. after reports of a shooting; responders located Alexander unresponsive in an alleyway and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and collected evidence, but immediate details about what led to the shooting were scarce. The death came less than two weeks after Alexander’s son, 32-year-old Edmon Alexander III, was fatally shot on November 26, 2021; investigators stated the two homicides appeared to be unrelated. No suspects were immediately taken into custody in the elder Alexander’s case, and authorities asked the public for information to help identify those responsible.

If anyone has information about what happened near 28th Street and Bales Avenue on the evening of December 8, 2021, please come forward.