On the evening of January 28, 2018, gunfire erupted near 16th Street and Elmwood Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Five to seven shots were reported; Leon Taylor, 56, was taken by private vehicle to a nearby hospital and died shortly after arrival from multiple gunshot wounds. A second person was critically wounded and also taken to the hospital.

Police later identified an 18-year-old man, Tony Mack, as the suspect. Mack believed Taylor had injured her despite her saying she had fallen; the confrontation escalated and Mack fired multiple rounds into the car where Taylor was sitting.

Tony Mack was arrested and charged. In October 2018 a Jackson County judge found him guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon; sentencing was set for December 2018. Does anyone have information about Taylor’s life in the neighborhood or witnessed that January 28 confrontation?