On the morning of August 3, 2009, officers in Kansas City responded to reports of an outside disturbance in the 3200 block of East 29th Street; the call was updated to a shooting before their arrival. At about 1:14 a.m. they found a male lying in the street with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The victim was identified as 17-year-old Laron Johnson, a Black male. Investigators believe the shooting occurred during the late-night hours, but the specific events leading up to the violence are unclear. No description of a shooter or motive was established in the initial inquiry, and despite later efforts the case has not produced arrests or charges and has grown cold.

Did anyone in the neighborhood that night or anyone with information about Laron’s movements or contacts come forward then or since?