Nikita M. Boston, 36, was found shot to death in her running car in the driveway of her home in the 1100 block of East 66th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 25, 2016. She had been with her sisters earlier that evening, leaving a sister’s house around 10:45 p.m. in good spirits; police were called shortly after 11 p.m. following reports of gunshots.

A mother of two who was still grieving the loss of her oldest son in 2013, Boston worked as a client relations specialist for Validity Screening Solutions in Overland Park and was remembered by family and colleagues as lively, charming, and an excellent baker. Her death was recorded as the city’s 38th homicide of 2016 and is listed under report number 16-37176.

The Kansas City Police Department investigated but the case remains unsolved; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the TIPS Hotline.