Shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, officers were sent to a grassy area in the 1600 block of Drury Avenue on Kansas City’s East Side and found a man unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering unspecified trauma and later identified as 39-year-old Brandon Stone, White/Caucasian.

Stone’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators processed the scene, collected evidence and spoke with potential witnesses. As of late September 2025 no arrests had been announced and no suspects or persons of interest had been publicly identified. Authorities are offering a substantial reward and have urged anyone with information to contact the TIPS Hotline.

If anyone knew Brandon Stone or saw activity in the West Blue Valley neighborhood around Drury Avenue that night, can you share what you know with investigators?