On the night of Saturday, August 30, 2025, shots rang out near the 5200 block of Euclid Avenue in the Blue Hills neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Officers responding to multiple 10:00 p.m. calls found 48-year-old Stephonne M. Jones outside a residence with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency crews pronounced her dead at the scene. Jones was a mother of two and worked as a phlebotomist at Quest Diagnostics.

Detectives and crime scene investigators cordoned off the area, collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses. Investigators said it was unclear whether the shots were fired by someone on foot or from a passing vehicle. Authorities reported no motive or identified suspects, and no arrests have been announced; rewards were offered for anonymous tips through the TIPS Hotline.

If anyone who lived in or visited Blue Hills that night has information that could help, please contact the TIPS Hotline.