Ernest J. Scott, 45, was found fatally shot in a grassy area near the street in the 5400 block of Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, in the early morning hours of July 19, 2024. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 4:30 a.m.; first responders pronounced Scott dead at the scene. Detectives processed the scene, canvassed for witnesses, and recovered surveillance footage from the area that captured images of a person believed to be involved.

By late July 2024 investigators said tips from the public helped identify a suspect and that they were preparing their findings for prosecutors to consider charges. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, but no formal arrest or charging information was released in the initial reports. If anyone witnessed activity on Prospect Avenue that morning or has information about the person in the surveillance images, please come forward.