DaRyan Jugg Pryor was 21 when he was fatally shot in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 14, 2012. Federal court documents describe his death as the result of an attempted robbery that had been organized by a figure in a Kansas City drug-trafficking operation. That organizer recruited DaRyan and his cousin Arterrius Pryor, drove them to a location in south Kansas City, and supplied guns and t-shirts to use as masks.

The organizer visited DaRyan’s mother and stepfather the next day to explain what had happened. DaRyan’s death was treated as relevant conduct in the larger federal drug-trafficking prosecution, which resulted in a life sentence for the organizer. The documents do not indicate whether the shooting was formally classified as a homicide or as self-defense, nor do they report any charges against Arterrius Pryor.

Anyone who knew DaRyan, his movements that summer of 2012, or the people involved is asked to share information.