David Dee Dawkins, 47, was shot in the early morning hours of August 24, 2024, in Kansas City, Kansas. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting near the 800 and 900 blocks of Washington Boulevard and found two male gunshot victims. One man, located outside, was alert but in critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital. David Dawkins was found in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard with a gunshot wound, transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center, and later died of his injuries. His death was recorded as the 18th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, for 2024.

David was born June 20, 1977, in Shawnee, Kansas, and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. He enjoyed outdoor activities including fishing, hunting, and mushroom hunting. He is survived by his mother, two sons, a daughter, a step-daughter, a sister, a brother, three step-brothers, and a granddaughter. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department Major Case Unit is investigating; no suspects or arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline.