Police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to reports of gunfire on the morning of April 4, 2025, and found 34-year-old Janette M. Johnson collapsed in the roadway on the 6300 block of East 102nd Terrace. First responders attempted life-saving measures but Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene; a Jeep parked outside her residence was noted near where she fell and was later towed for evidence.

Relatives and witnesses said a vehicle drove through the area just before shots rang out and that Johnson appeared to have had an interaction in the street with an unknown person or persons immediately prior to the shooting. Investigators described her as being outside her own home when the violence occurred.

Johnson was a mother of four children, ages 9 to 18, and worked as a cosmetologist. As of the days after the killing, no arrests or specific suspects had been announced and detectives were canvassing the neighborhood and asking anyone who saw the vehicle or the interaction to contact police.

If anyone in the southern Kansas City neighborhood saw a vehicle or events around 9:15 a.m. on April 4, please share what was observed with investigators.