A fatal shooting in Kansas City claimed the life of 61-year-old Gary L. Norris in the early hours of Thursday, January 8, 2026. The incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. in the East Blue Valley area near East 16th Street and Fremont Avenue. Norris was outside working on a vehicle when an interaction with another man escalated to gunfire.

Responding officers found Norris inside a vehicle, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds. Police provided first aid and EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, and no description or identification of a possible suspect has been released. Kansas City police say this was the city’s second homicide of the year and are asking anyone with information to contact the TIPS Hotline.

If anyone was in the East Blue Valley neighborhood around East 16th Street and Fremont Avenue just before 1 a.m. on January 8, did you see or hear anything that could help investigators?