A parking-lot dispute in Kansas City turned deadly on the evening of May 24, 2025. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of Troost Avenue, an altercation between two men escalated and one of them opened fire. Three people were struck; 34-year-old Zavion N. Horn was critically wounded and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. A man and a woman who were also shot suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The shooter fled on foot in an unknown direction and, at the time of the report, no arrests had been made and no suspect information was released. Homicide detectives and crime-scene personnel responded and the investigation is ongoing as authorities continue to seek information from anyone who witnessed the shooting or the suspect’s departure.

If anyone saw the incident in the 5500 block of Troost Avenue that evening or has information about who fled the scene, please contact investigators.