Tyler Duane Young was 28 when he was killed after a drug transaction in Kansas City, Missouri. A St. Joseph resident and U.S. Marine, Young was a father of three with another child expected. He died on March 19, 2018, after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds; investigators determined the fatal shots were fired in Kansas City though his body was later found in an abandoned car in St. Joseph.

Police identified 23-year-old Tyler D. Thompson of Kansas City as a suspect. Spent shell casings recovered at the scene tied Thompson to the shooting, and he was arrested on 26 felony counts including second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court records say Thompson and another individual met with Young and a second man for the drug deal that turned deadly.

Anyone with information about the meeting in Kansas City or Young’s movements that night is asked to come forward.