James E. Moland, a 45-year-old Black man from Merriam, Kansas, was found fatally shot in the yard of a house near Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri, in the early morning of Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Neighbors reported seeing a man in the yard at 61st and Jackson and an ambulance was called about 6:16 a.m. Police determined Moland had died of a gunshot wound and classified the death as a homicide; his name was released that evening.

Detectives opened an investigation and asked the public to contact the TIPS Hotline with information. No details about suspects or arrests have been released, and the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear. If anyone saw activity near 61st and Jackson that morning or has information about James Moland’s death, please share what you know with authorities.