Antonio Cecil-Delayne Hughes, 28, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds outside a residence near 57th Street and Bales Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, on the evening of May 24, 2017. Officers arrived about 7:30 p.m.; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. His death was recorded as the city’s 45th homicide that year.

A homicide investigation began immediately with detectives canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses. Family members made public pleas for information; an aunt described the profound impact on the family and urged anyone with knowledge to come forward.

Hughes was born March 18, 1989, grew up in the area and graduated from Paseo Academy in 2007. He is remembered by relatives as a devoted father to a young son and daughter, a stepfather figure to others, and someone working with his father to build a better future. Does anyone in the community remember seeing or hearing anything near 57th and Bales on the evening of May 24, 2017?