Layla A. Freeman, a 21-year-old Black woman from Kansas City, Missouri, was shot and killed on May 13, 2025 — her 21st birthday — in the Valentine neighborhood. Around 9:45 p.m., neighbors near West 37th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue called 911 after hearing gunfire; some witnesses reported hearing a woman’s terrified pleas followed by more shots. First responders found Layla unresponsive in the street; she had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives learned Layla had been in contact with her ex-boyfriend, Rasheed Turner, earlier that day, and a cousin said Layla had been on FaceTime and planned to meet him because he claimed he had a birthday present. Layla had a temporary order of protection against Turner; court records show Turner had previously been investigated for two domestic assaults in Grandview, Missouri. Witnesses saw a man flee in a blue Ford Mustang with a black convertible top, and investigators linked that vehicle and phone data to Turner, who was arrested and charged in connection with the homicide.

Does anyone have information about Layla’s movements that evening or about the blue Ford Mustang seen near West 37th and Pennsylvania? (Anyone with tips is asked to contact Kansas City police.)