Sean Lamar Harvey Booth, 44, was found after a reported shooting in a wooded area of Blue Valley Park near 23rd and Topping in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. on August 27, 2025; Booth suffered gunshot wounds, was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later. The Kansas City Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators reported information about a vehicle and a subject of interest; a person of interest was taken into custody a short distance from the park for further investigation as police work to establish a motive. Booth, born November 18, 1980, worked at Sauer Brands, Inc. in Gardner, Kansas, and is survived by a daughter and other family who remember him as a dedicated father with a strong work ethic.

If anyone was in or around Blue Valley Park that morning or saw a vehicle or person near 23rd and Topping, can you share what you observed?