Damon Copes, 28, was shot and killed on the evening of Monday, May 13, 2019, near 24th Street and Quincy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers responding to reports of a shooting found Copes suffering from apparent gunshot wounds outside a church; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Kansas City Police Department opened an investigation, cordoning off the area while crime scene personnel searched for evidence and interviewed witnesses to establish a motive and identify those responsible.

No immediate arrest was announced in the reports from the time. Authorities asked the public to contact the TIPS Hotline with any information that could assist the investigation or help bring closure to the family. If anyone knew Damon, was in the neighborhood that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to investigators.