Charles Shirley, 41, was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle on the late afternoon of May 4, 2020, in the circle drive of the Cold Storage Lofts at East 3rd and Oak Street in Kansas City’s River Market neighborhood. Witnesses saw two men approach his car at about 5:20 p.m.; one opened fire and Shirley was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspects were described as two Black males, both wearing black (one with gray shorts). They fled in a blue Toyota Camry that was later identified as a rental; the vehicle was recovered but investigators say leads dried up tracking the suspects’ movements after they left. The Kansas City Police Department released surveillance footage and a reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information. No arrests have been made.

Shirley was a father of four who had recently started his own clothing line. His family noted the tragedy echoed an unsolved killing of his younger brother, who was shot in a car in Kansas City 16 years earlier. If anyone has information about the shooting, where the Camry went after it left the River Market, or recognizes the men in the released footage, please come forward.