Ronald Q. Patterson, 65, was found with gunshot wounds inside a shelter house in Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri, on the evening of Saturday, July 8, 2017. A carpenter, construction worker and business owner, Patterson was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries. The location is listed as the 4600 block of Starlight Road.

Investigators identified a person of interest described as a potential shooter, but no arrest was made immediately and the case remained under investigation. The motive and the events that led Patterson to the shelter house that night have not been publicly established.

If anyone was in Swope Park that evening or has information about who Patterson was with or what happened near the shelter house, please share what is known.