On the afternoon of May 3, 2026, just after 3 p.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 6300 block of Sandusky Avenue in the Forest Glenn Estates complex in Kansas City, Kansas. Inside, they found 34-year-old James Thomas wounded by multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a nearby hospital but later died of his injuries; his death was officially ruled a homicide and was the third fatal shooting in Wyandotte County that weekend.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s major case unit took over the investigation, canvassing the complex for witnesses and evidence. In the days that followed police had not publicly identified suspects or announced any arrests, and no motive has been released. The case remains open and active and authorities have asked the public to call the TIPS Hotline with information.

If anyone was in or near the Forest Glenn Estates apartments on May 3 and saw or heard anything that could help, please contact the TIPS Hotline.