Ja’len Scott-Jackson was 22 when he was fatally shot inside a residence in the 1900 block of East 24th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri. The gunfire occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, June 22, 2021; emergency crews arrived around 4 a.m. and transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died a short time later. His death was ruled a homicide.

The Kansas City Police Department opened an investigation, but no motive or suspects have been publicly released and no arrests have been announced. The shooting’s circumstances remain largely unknown to the public, and the case is listed as an open investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Ja’len, please share tips with the Kansas City Police Department.