Cortez Nash was 20 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 8, 2019. Nash and a 19-year-old companion were walking near 68th and Olive when a red sedan opened fire; the friend was shot in the leg and found behind a house, and a woman at the residence discovered Nash gravely wounded. Both were taken to a nearby hospital, and Nash died shortly after arrival.

Investigators tied the attack to a prior dispute: court records say Larry G. Baker sent Nash a message warning him to stay away from a neighborhood before the shooting. A witness told police that Baker, Armani F. Elder and a juvenile fired weapons at Nash and his friend. Officers later found weapons on Elder and Baker, matched shell casings from one firearm to those at the scene, and observed Baker driving a red Dodge consistent with the described vehicle. Both men were arrested.

In November 2019 the Jackson County Prosecutor charged Armani F. Elder and Larry G. Baker with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action; bond was set at $250,000 for each. Does anyone have information about Nash’s last movements that could help clarify what happened that night?