On the evening of Labor Day, September 4, 2017, Lester A. Davis, 38, was found on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of East 89th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Officers arrived shortly before 9:00 p.m.; emergency personnel responded but Davis was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators canvassed the residential street and remained on scene into the night. In the days after the shooting police had not identified any suspects and appealed to the community to contact the TIPS Hotline with information. The motive for the killing had not been determined.

If anyone saw activity near East 89th Street that evening or has information about Lester A. Davis’s death, please contact the TIPS Hotline.