A welfare check at a home on the 3500 block of Norton Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri on March 11, 2019, uncovered a double homicide. Inside the residence police found 21-year-old JaSean (Ja’Sean C.) Rice and 32-year-old Michael Lee Scott, both shot and killed.

JaSean was remembered by family and friends with affectionate terms such as sissy and beautiful as they mourned the loss of a young life that had been beginning to take shape. In the days after the discovery, Michael Scott’s family and friends gathered across the street from the house, releasing balloons and grieving together.

The Kansas City Police Department’s initial investigation released few details about motive or persons of interest, and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open and unresolved.

If anyone has information about JaSean Rice or Michael Scott, or about the killings on Norton Avenue, please share what you know with investigators.