On the afternoon of March 19, 2012, Rio Barnes Jauregui-Ellis, an 18-year-old White male, was found dead in the south end of Budd Park near Denver Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, after reports of shots fired around 4:00 p.m. Officers discovered he had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and the medical examiner later confirmed the cause of death.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple rounds from different-sounding firearms, including what resembled a large-caliber weapon such as a shotgun. Witnesses also described two Black males running from the park and a dark-colored SUV leaving the scene, possibly driven by a female. The case is listed among the unsolved homicides by the Kansas City Police Department, with no arrests or convictions publicly linked to Jauregui-Ellis’s death.

If anyone has information about what happened at Budd Park that afternoon or recognizes the descriptions given by witnesses, please come forward to assist the investigation.