Jaque Dawkins was 23 when he was shot and killed in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 15, 2015, after a night out. Dawkins had been at a downtown club with an acquaintance, Kimani I. Sterling, and the two men were later driving toward the Brookside area when witnesses say the situation inside the car escalated and Sterling turned and fired multiple shots at Dawkins while they were still in the vehicle.

Dawkins’ body was left at the intersection of 57th and Oak Streets and found by police around 2:30 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire and seeing a vehicle speed away; authorities later found a nearby vehicle that had been set on fire, apparently to destroy evidence. Investigation led to the arrest of Kimani Sterling; prosecutors said he shot Dawkins and directed another person to burn the car. The other participant pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

In February 2017 a Jackson County jury convicted Sterling of second-degree murder and armed criminal action and recommended a 34-year prison sentence, which the judge later imposed. Does anyone have information about Dawkins’ last movements that night or the people who were with him?