On the evening of December 17, 2019, gunfire erupted at the intersection of 23rd Street and Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. A 20-year-old man, Kareem A. Nelson, was found critically wounded inside a vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital. He died of his injuries two days later, on December 19, 2019.

Eyewitnesses reported that someone in another vehicle opened fire on Nelson’s car. A stray bullet struck a Metro bus nearby, but no one on the bus was injured and investigators said the bus was not the intended target. Kansas City police opened a homicide investigation and asked the public to contact the TIPS Hotline with information. Authorities did not release a description of a suspect or the vehicle involved.

No arrests, named suspects, or charges have been announced in connection with Nelson’s death. If anyone knew Kareem, saw the shooting, or has information that could help, please contact the TIPS Hotline.