On January 21, 2018, 26-year-old Ronald S. Washington was shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of a white Dodge sedan in the 2700 block of Denver Avenue in Kansas City. Officers responding to numerous gunshots found Washington and a female companion; the driver’s side of the vehicle had about 16 bullet holes. Both were taken to a hospital, and Washington died of his injuries while the woman was left in critical condition.

The Kansas City Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and opened an investigation. The shooting was the city’s fifth homicide that year and prompted a vigil by KC Mothers in Charge at the scene.

If anyone saw activity around Denver Avenue that morning or has information about this shooting, please contact the Kansas City Police Department with tips.