Philip Smith, 59, was found fatally shot shortly after 10 p.m. on December 24, 2018, at the intersection of 40th and Olive streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers discovered him after responding to reports of gunfire; the shooting occurred on a bitterly cold Christmas Eve and left the neighborhood shaken.

Initial details were scarce. The Kansas City Police Department did not publicly identify any suspects or a motive, and investigators canvassed the area and appealed to the public for information. Over time the investigation appears to have stalled; there have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and the circumstances of his final moments remain unclear.

If anyone was in the 40th and Olive area on the night of December 24, 2018, or has information about Philip Smith’s death, please come forward with what you know.