On the early morning of July 4, 2024, Tykeedra Henderson, 22, was sitting in her parked car at a QuikTrip at 31st Street and Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri, when gunfire erupted nearby. Shots struck her and the vehicle rolled across the parking lot to the south side. First responders found her unresponsive; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting occurred during a heavy downpour, which hampered immediate evidence collection.

Henderson’s family held vigils at the gas station and urged the public for information while homicide detectives investigated. Police offered a reward for tips but the case remained unsolved through the end of 2024. Investigators later determined the shooting did not appear to be a targeted killing but resulted from a reckless act that killed an innocent bystander.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knows anything about that night at the QuikTrip, please come forward with information.