Evette Marie Clint was a 21-year-old Kansas City mother who died after being shot while trying to flee gunfire at a family barbecue in Swope Park. She had been at the gathering with relatives on the afternoon of Sunday, May 7, 2017, when gunfire broke out nearby. Evette attempted to leave in her car but was struck and found by officers in the driver’s seat with a critical gunshot wound.

She was taken to a local hospital and died three days later on Wednesday, May 10, 2017; her death was recorded as the city’s 40th homicide that year. Evette had been described as devoted to her three-year-old daughter and close to her mother and three sisters. The shooting has been classified as a homicide and investigators have continued to seek witnesses who might identify the shooters; no arrests or charges have been announced.

If anyone was at Swope Park that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.