A call about a possible vehicle crash at East 56th Street and Woodland Avenue in Kansas City turned into a homicide investigation on February 16, 2025. Officers arriving around 11:30 a.m. found 46-year-old Keevon U. Mitchell alone in a vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The case was reclassified as a homicide and counted as the 27th such case in the Kansas City metro area that year.

In the days after the shooting no suspects or arrests were publicly identified. Homicide detectives appealed for tips and the family urged neighbors to check any security or Ring-style cameras for footage that might help. Friends and relatives held a vigil and balloon release at Swope Park to remember Mitchell, described by loved ones as caring and generous.

If anyone saw activity near East 56th and Woodland around late morning on February 16 or has camera footage, please contact Kansas City homicide investigators or the anonymous TIPS Hotline.