On January 28, 2017, 22-year-old Darrious Smith was shot and killed on the 2600 block of East 29th Street in Kansas City. Police responded to reports of a shooting at about 4:20 a.m.; Smith and a female companion were found with apparent gunshot wounds. The woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, while Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, listed as the city’s 10th homicide that year.

Investigators have not publicly identified suspects or made arrests, and the motive and circumstances of the double shooting remain unclear. Smith’s case remains an unsolved homicide and is included among the city’s cold cases.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning, please contact the Kansas City authorities and help the family seeking answers.