Maurice Jennings was fatally shot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the evening of April 19, 2019. Officers on patrol heard gunfire about 8:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Olive Street near Prospect Avenue and found Jennings lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries, recorded as the city’s 42nd homicide that year.

Jennings, 27, had been released from custody about a week earlier after pleading guilty to a first-degree burglary charge stemming from a domestic dispute; he was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend anger management. His mother, Andrea Lewis, and other family members had hoped he was turning his life around for the sake of his four children.

Homicide detectives canvassed the area and appealed for public tips, but authorities did not release suspect information or a motive at the time. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the TIPS Hotline.