A birthday gathering in northeast Kansas City turned deadly in the early hours of July 26, 2015. Guests were celebrating near Thompson and Colorado avenues when an altercation in the 400 block of Colorado Avenue erupted into gunfire. Five people were shot; two men died. Omero Garcia, 39, was one of the fatal victims. Antonio Hernandez, 31, was the other. One victim died at the scene and another died after transport to a hospital; two survivors were treated for their wounds.

Police identified 42-year-old Jose L. Yepes-Zavala, known as Yepes, as the alleged shooter after witnesses said the dispute escalated and pointed to him. Jackson County prosecutors charged him with two counts of second-degree murder, multiple weapons and assault counts, and authorities later said he had fled the country; a federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued after investigators developed leads placing him in Mexico.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about Yepes-Zavala’s whereabouts in 2015–2016, please share what is known.