Mondrell L. Smallwood, 33, was shot and killed in Kansas City, Missouri, in the early morning hours of Monday, December 6, 2021. Police were dispatched about 2:30 a.m. to the area of 11612 Hickman Mills Drive after reports of a shooting and found Smallwood in a nearby parking lot with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene, which was later identified as the parking lot of the Peppermill Lounge South bar.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation and officers canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence. Authorities did not immediately identify any suspect or suspects and, as reported, no arrests have been publicly announced. The inquiry into Smallwood’s death remains ongoing.

If anyone was near the Peppermill Lounge South that night or has information about what happened, please share what you know.