On the pre-dawn hours of Father’s Day, June 16, 2024, 29-year-old Deshuan McKinzey was found in a parking lot near 39th and Broadway in Kansas City with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities have classified his death as a homicide.

Police say a large group had been gathered in the parking lot when the shooting occurred. A second person was also injured and taken to the hospital by a private vehicle with non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests or descriptions of suspects had been released in the initial reports.

Family and friends held a vigil remembering McKinzey as a beloved father who enjoyed fishing and time with his family. The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact the authorities.