Xindong Hao, 38, had recently moved to Kansas City with his wife and four young children to join fellow missionaries at the International House of Prayer. On the evening of August 1, 2018, Hao was walking in the 3600 block of Bridge Manor Drive in south Kansas City while speaking on his cell phone when he was approached by 18-year-old Curtrail Hudson.

Hudson, later determined to be under the influence of PCP, reportedly mistook Hao for an accomplice in an argument and opened fire with a shotgun. Hao was struck, then beaten with the butt of the weapon, and left fatally wounded on the pavement in front of a residence. Witnesses said Hudson fled while continuing to fire; shell casings were found at the scene. Two other people were wounded during Hudson’s spree before he discarded the shotgun in a storm drain and was later arrested.

Hudson was charged with second-degree murder and multiple weapons and assault counts; he initially pleaded guilty, withdrew that plea, and was convicted by a jury on February 10, 2020. A judge later imposed a prison term totaling 26 years. Does anyone have information about Hao’s time in Kansas City or about the neighborhood where this happened?