On June 23, 2018, shortly before 1 a.m., gunfire drew officers to the 3100 block of East Linwood Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Investigators found 30-year-old Justin Powell fatally shot in the driveway of an abandoned house at Linwood and Agnes. The death was ruled a homicide.

Powell, also known as J-ROCK or Buster, was a father of three. Family members said he kept his street life separate from his family life and that they were unaware of some friendships he maintained outside their circle. In the days before he was killed he was planning a birthday party for his son.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood after the shooting and witnesses reported a dark-colored car leaving the area around the time of the gunfire, but no suspect description has been released and no arrests were announced. The case is unsolved.