In the early morning hours of January 14, 2025, officers on routine patrol near East 30th Street and Indiana Avenue in Kansas City found a vehicle stopped in the roadway facing oncoming traffic. When officers checked the car they discovered an unresponsive man inside with apparent gunshot trauma. Emergency crews were called and the victim was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The deceased was identified as 58-year-old Larry Curtis, a Black man from Kansas City, Missouri. Investigators say the shooting occurred just after midnight, but the specific events that led to the fatal attack were unclear. The case is being treated as a homicide and detectives have canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage.

No suspects had been identified or arrested in the immediate aftermath, and detectives asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or local tip lines. If anyone was in the area around East 30th and Indiana Avenue that night or has footage or information, please come forward.