A minor fender bender on a Kansas City residential street turned deadly on the evening of March 6, 2021. Curtis Thompkins, 33, was involved in a traffic dispute near East 51st Street and Agnes Avenue that escalated into a large disturbance. Around 8:45 p.m. gunfire broke out and officers arriving at the scene found Thompkins and 64-year-old Joseph Smith unresponsive with gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

A third victim, 41-year-old Gregory Harper, was critically wounded and later died from his injuries. Investigators tied the shooting directly to the earlier fender bender and described the scene as a triple homicide that brought the city’s homicide count to at least 28 for the year. The Kansas City Police Department opened an intensive investigation and asked the public for information; no arrests have been announced.

If anyone witnessed the dispute or the shooting near East 51st and Agnes on March 6, 2021, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.