In the early hours of October 12, 2016, 46-year-old Luis Cedres was shot multiple times and killed during a violent home invasion in Blue Springs, Missouri. Intruders with their faces covered and armed with handguns entered the house about 12:30 a.m.; a witness later reported seeing a struggle outside where one man held Cedres in a headlock while another pointed a gun and fired as Cedres tried to get away. Friends and neighbors say he confronted the intruders so two teenagers inside could hide in a closet, and those who knew him describe him as having sacrificed his life to protect them.

Court records identified three men involved and link two of them to the case: 17-year-old Malik S. Duren of Kansas City and 18-year-old Mahki I. Hall of Grain Valley. Charges recorded include Robbery in the 1st Degree, Burglary in the 1st Degree, three counts of Armed Criminal Action, and Murder in the 2nd Degree alleged in connection with a felony burglary. The community held a vigil attended by family who traveled from Puerto Rico.

If anyone knew Luis, the people in that house, or saw anything near the home that night, please come forward with information.