Chase Byers was 23 when he was shot and killed in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 20, 2020. The shooting occurred at about 3:30 p.m. near 80th Street and James A Reed Road; officers found Byers with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene. A woman was also struck and treated for a non-life-threatening leg wound.

The Kansas City Police Department opened a homicide investigation and, a year later, renewed an appeal for information, offering a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to an arrest. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Byers’ mother, Sabrina McGee, said he was a jokester who loved his family and was the father of a four-year-old daughter; family and friends have held vigils and memorials in his memory.

If anyone has information about what happened near 80th and James A Reed Road on January 20, 2020, please come forward.