A double homicide in south Kansas City ended two lives on the evening of January 2, 2025. Officers were sent to the 8700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard just after 7:30 p.m. following reports of a shooting in the shopping plaza parking lot that includes a Little Caesars and other businesses. Emergency responders found two adult men with apparent gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims were identified as 36-year-old Samuel J. Hughes and his relative, 33-year-old Jeffrey J. Hughes. Investigators say the shooting appears to have followed an argument or altercation in the parking lot between the victims and other individuals shortly before the gunfire. Detectives canvassed for witnesses and surveillance footage and noted the plaza had seen other violent incidents in recent months. No suspects or arrests were publicly identified in the initial reports.

If anyone was in the plaza that evening or has dashcam or video footage from Blue Ridge Boulevard, can you contact the Kansas City Police Department with what you saw?