A brief outbreak of gun violence in Kansas City turned deadly for two teenagers over the weekend of March 20–21, 2021. Gunfire near East 73rd Street and Norton Avenue on the night of Saturday, March 20 left 15-year-old Dominique Nelson fatally wounded; she was found at the scene. Friends and family worried another teen was missing, and a wider search continued into the next day.

On Sunday afternoon, March 21, 15-year-old Dominik Simmons was found deceased behind a vacant house a short distance from the original location. He had also been fatally shot. Dominik and Dominique had been close friends since they were eight years old, a detail that deepened the community’s shock at both deaths.

The killings were part of a violent weekend that claimed multiple lives and prompted an ongoing investigation. Does anyone who knew Dominik or Dominique have information about their movements that night?