Christopher L. Stanford, 27, was found dead in the early morning of July 20, 2019, inside a wrecked vehicle in the 10700 block of East 59th Street in Raytown, Missouri. Police responding to reports of gunfire and a subsequent crash determined Stanford had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

A female passenger escaped by jumping from the moving car and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries; her account helped investigators. Witnesses said a man shot Stanford and then fled. Officers also received a separate report of a man firing at someone near the 6100 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard, but no victim or suspect was located there, and any connection to Stanford’s killing was not established.

Days after the shooting the Raytown Police Department identified 22-year-old Jordan T. Coleman as a person of interest and released a photograph seeking information. No arrests or charges have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about Christopher’s death or Coleman’s whereabouts, please come forward.