On the night of Friday, May 26, 2017, 15-year-old Franklin Noland of Kansas City, Kansas, was found inside a vehicle on the 2600 block of Myrtle Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 11:15 p.m.; emergency personnel pronounced the teenager dead at the scene a short time later.

The vehicle had been reported stolen in a carjacking in neighboring Kansas City, Kansas. Investigators were unsure whether that carjacking was connected to Franklin’s shooting. Authorities appealed to the public for information and asked anyone with tips to contact the TIPS Hotline.

No public resolution, suspects, or arrests have been reported in the case, leaving the circumstances of Franklin’s death unresolved. If anyone knew Franklin or has information about the carjacking or the shooting, please come forward with what you know.