John Alfaro, an 18-year-old who had just graduated high school and hoped to start a construction company, was shot and killed in downtown Kansas City on August 24, 2025. The shooting occurred just after 4 a.m. in a surface parking lot near 13th Street and Grand Boulevard after an altercation involving multiple people. Four other victims were shot that morning: one man who died at the scene, two critically wounded (one an adult, one a juvenile), and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries. Alfaro was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead nearly three hours after the shooting.

Family members remembered Alfaro as caring, thoughtful, respectful and polite, with an unforgettable smile. Authorities say they have collected a substantial amount of video evidence and are investigating leads. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information that leads to an arrest; as of late 2025 no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about what happened in the parking lot, please come forward to investigators.