David M. Smith, 23, was shot in a downtown Kansas City parking lot near 8th and Central in the early morning hours of a June day. The shooting occurred just before 5:15 a.m. after an interaction with an unknown individual or individuals, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire that prompted calls to police.

Officers found David unresponsive beside a vehicle and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He remained hospitalized for a week before dying from his injuries the Friday after the shooting; the case was reclassified as a homicide. Police said the shooter or shooters fled the scene and, as of late June, no arrests had been announced. The Kansas City Police Department has asked anyone with information to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline.

If anyone was in that area around 8th and Central that morning or saw suspicious activity in the parking lot, please share what you know with investigators.