Daniel Vernassie, 47, was found shot inside a vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene on the evening of August 10, 2024, in the area of 12th and Bellaire in Kansas City, Missouri. He was in the front passenger seat of a black Nissan Altima with a gunshot wound to his neck; the shooting was reported around 8 p.m. and was the city’s 91st homicide of the year.

Police interviews identified an eyewitness who said the alleged shooter had been looking for Vernassie over a belief that Vernassie had stolen something. That witness said they were in a car with the suspect on August 10 when the suspect saw Vernassie in the Altima, pulled out a gun, and fired three shots. Another witness driving the Altima at the time also spoke with police.

Vernassie was born and raised in Kansas City and remembered by family as kind and funny, a Chiefs fan who loved dogs and music. He had struggled in recent years with addiction and homelessness. Does anyone have information about Daniel’s life or the events on August 10 that could help investigators?