On the early morning of Sunday, August 18, 2013, 35-year-old Jason L. Houcks was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, near 73rd Street and Norton Avenue. Police were called just after 3:30 a.m. after reports of gunfire; two men had been struck. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital in private vehicles. Jason Houcks died of his injuries; a second victim, a man in his late 20s, survived and was listed in stable condition.

Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators canvassed the area around the Norton Avenue residence but initially had no identified motive or named suspect. Public appeals asked anyone with information to contact the TIPS Hotline; no arrests were reported in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone has information about the shooting near 73rd Street and Norton Avenue on August 18, 2013, please contact the TIPS Hotline.