Late on Friday afternoon, July 19, 2024, Kansas City officers responded to what began as a reported stolen-vehicle call near the 3400 block of North Cleveland Avenue, close to Northeast 34th Street and Northeast Chouteau Trafficway. They found 64-year-old Anthony R. Brown inside a vehicle in the 3500 block of North Chouteau, badly hurt and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

Brown survived the initial emergency but died the next day, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Police released his name publicly on July 21 and opened a homicide investigation. Investigators have not said who was with Brown, where the shot was fired from, whether the shooting was connected to the reported stolen vehicle, or why Brown was in that car at that location. No arrests, suspects, or persons of interest have been announced.

Detectives asked anyone who saw the vehicle or who knows anything about the events leading to Brown being found in the driver’s seat to come forward with information.