On Sunday, October 11, 2015, 57-year-old Russell T. Taylor, a Black male, was one of two men fatally shot at the intersection of Ninth and Olive streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Police responding to a report of a shooting found one victim lying beside a vehicle and the other inside; both Taylor and 37-year-old Stanley Wright died at the scene.

The Kansas City Police Department’s initial investigation did not identify suspects or clearly establish the circumstances that led to the shooting. The double homicide remains unsolved; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information that leads to an arrest, and the investigation is still listed as active.

If anyone knew Russell, Stanley, or saw activity near Ninth and Olive on October 11, 2015, please contact investigators with any information.