On the evening of Monday, April 18, 2016, 30-year-old Richard Alan Cushingberry was shot after answering a knock at his front door at a residence in the 5000 block of Fairway Drive in Kansas City, Missouri. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, was taken to a local hospital, and died early the next morning, Tuesday, April 19.

Known to family as Richie, Richie Rich, and Baby Brother, he was a father of three who had been recovering from a workplace back injury and spending time with his family. Relatives described him as quiet but fun-loving; he enjoyed cooking, WWE wrestling, playing online video games with his eldest son, and was a Kansas City Royals fan.

As of the most recent reports, the homicide remained unsolved with no suspects publicly identified and no motive established. Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact the police Tips Hotline.