Howard Nichols, 42, was fatally shot in Edgerton Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on the evening of August 15, 2024. Deputies from the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office were called to the park at North Third Street and Edgerton Drive shortly after 9 p.m. and found Nichols with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

The sheriff’s office opened an active homicide investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

If anyone was in or around Edgerton Park that night or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the TIPS Hotline.