Keithlin Royster, 32, was fatally shot on the morning of January 7, 2026, on the southbound lanes of U.S. 71 Highway near Blue River Road. Kansas City police say the shooting appears to have stemmed from a road rage altercation with two men in another vehicle; investigators have not yet determined exactly where the dispute began or where the fatal shot was fired. Officers found Royster unresponsive with a gunshot wound in a stopped vehicle just before 11:20 a.m.

A woman at the scene was asking for help and paramedics pronounced Royster dead there. A person of interest turned themself in later that afternoon and was questioned; detectives say they are not currently seeking any other suspects and the case has been presented to prosecutors for possible charges. Does anyone have information about the stretch of U.S.

71 near Blue River Road or about drivers who were on that route that morning?