On the early morning of July 17, 2020, 15-year-old MarQuice J. Amos was shot near East 60th Street and Forest Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Police found him shortly after 1:00 a.m.; he was taken to a hospital but died of his wounds. MarQuice was a basketball player about to enter his junior year at the Ewing Marion Kauffman School and was remembered by family and friends as a leader who was funny, smart and laid-back. His great-grandmother is Maxine Amos.

The shooting was one of many that year as the city recorded a record number of homicides. By December 2020, no arrests had been announced in MarQuice’s killing and the case remained open. If anyone knew MarQuice, saw activity near East 60th and Forest Avenue that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.