Leopoldo Garcia Pando, a 47-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas shortly after midnight on December 9, 2023. Officers responding to the 6500 block of Kaw Drive found him with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was recorded as the city’s 23rd homicide that year and the Major Case Unit is handling the investigation.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have asked the public for information and encouraged anyone with tips to contact the anonymous TIPS Hotline. Private services were handled by a local funeral home.

If anyone has information about what happened on Kaw Drive that night, please share what you know with investigators or the TIPS Hotline.