On the morning of Sunday, November 1, 2020, police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Monroe Avenue in the Historic Northeast neighborhood. Officers and emergency medical personnel found 22-year-old Black male Joseph Mangol lying near the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite lifesaving efforts, Mangol was pronounced dead at the scene.

The killing was recorded as the 161st homicide in Kansas City that year and the 29th in the Historic Northeast community, ending an eleven-day period without a homicide in the area. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence, but no suspects were taken into custody in the initial phase of the investigation. Police have asked anyone with information to contact the local TIPS hotline.

If anyone saw activity near Independence and Monroe Avenues that morning or has information about Joseph Mangol’s death, please consider contacting investigators.