A triple shooting in Kansas City took the life of 20-year-old Ali Renee Brown and two others on the night of January 12, 2017. Brown had moved from St. Peters to Kansas City with her young son and was living on the third floor of an apartment in the 8600 block of East 62nd Street. Police found five people shot inside the unit; Darrell E. Thomas, 29, and Victoria Brown, 28, were found dead at the scene. Ali Brown was critically injured, taken to hospital, and later died.

Two other victims survived, including Ali’s 2-year-old son Karson, who was shot five times and suffered a broken arm. Investigators described three male suspects who fled in a dark-colored four-door vehicle: one light-skinned Black man with shoulder-length dreadlocks, one Black male in a light gray hoodie, and a third Black male. Friends and family say they do not believe the killings were drug- or gang-related and have suggested Thomas may have been the intended target, but the motive is unclear and no arrests have been made.

Anyone who knew Ali, Victoria, Darrell, or who has information about the shooting or the vehicle is asked to come forward.