Thomas B. Willett was 29 when he was shot inside a Kansas City, Missouri, residence on the evening of Friday, March 20, 2020. Officers responded to the 3400 block of East 49th Street after reports of a shooting and found Willett with gunshot wounds. He was treated by emergency personnel, transported to a hospital, and later died of his injuries; his death was recorded as the city’s 35th homicide that year.

Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators processed the home and interviewed potential witnesses, but authorities did not publicly release details about the circumstances, a possible motive, or any suspect descriptions. Police appealed to the public for information; it is not publicly known whether any suspects had been identified or arrested as of the latest available update.

If anyone has information about what happened to Thomas Willett or was in the area that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.