On the morning of October 5, 2018, 29-year-old Tyrone C. Birdwell was fatally shot near 43rd and Troost in Kansas City, Missouri. Multiple 911 calls came in shortly after 2 a.m.; police found Birdwell on the sidewalk with fatal gunshot wounds and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators closed traffic on Troost Avenue while processing the scene.

Birdwell’s death was recorded as Kansas City’s 100th homicide of 2018. Funeral services were held on October 12, 2018, and he was interred at Brooking Cemetery. As of the most recent update, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced; the homicide investigation remains open and unsolved.

If anyone has information about Birdwell, his movements that night, or the shooting near 43rd and Troost, please come forward to assist the investigation.