Michael B. Waylee, 20, was shot and killed in Kansas City in the early hours of September 7, 2024. Police say his vehicle was seen speeding westbound on 12th Street around 1 a.m.; after sideswiping another car at Benton Boulevard his car lost control and struck a parked vehicle. Waylee exited the vehicle and fled the scene. Officers who returned about 4 a.m. found his unoccupied car with apparent bullet holes and later located Waylee unresponsive inside a nearby apartment building; he was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds.

Investigators believe Waylee was shot before the crash and are examining a possible link to another shooting about the same time just east of the crash site at 12th Street and Hardesty Avenue, where a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for anonymous tips to the TIPS Hotline that lead to an arrest.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the crash, will you contact the Kansas City Police Department or submit an anonymous tip to the TIPS Hotline?