Desmond Antonyo Jenkins, 28, was found dead from gunshot wounds after a shooting near 41st Street and Bellefontaine Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, on the night of September 4, 2016. Officers were dispatched around 9:15 p.m.; first responders discovered Jenkins at the residential scene and detectives processed the area for evidence.

Known to family and friends as Sunny, Jenkins was born in Kansas City, attended Central High School, and was described as close to his mother and a beloved member of an extended family. Reverend Tony Caldwell of the Stop the Killing KC Coalition visited the scene and appealed to the public for information, underscoring the neighborhood’s struggle with violence.

No arrests or primary suspect had been announced in the records available. If anyone has information that could assist the investigation, please contact the local TIPS Hotline.