In the early morning hours of June 10, 2024, 28-year-old McKinley ’Mac’ Johnson Jr. was shot dead on a sidewalk near Truman Road and Grand Boulevard in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. Officers found Johnson about 12:45 a.m.; he was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Two women nearby also suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were hospitalized.The shooting happened as businesses in the Power and Light entertainment area were closing and a large crowd was present.

Detectives canvassed for surveillance and witness statements, and described the incident as stemming from an isolated dispute rather than a random attack on the district’s businesses. No suspects were in custody and no charges had been announced at the time of the initial investigation.Johnson’s family had just held his grandmother’s funeral the weekend before; he had been a pallbearer and was remembered as a family man and lifelong athlete who played football with the KC Seminoles and at Butler Community College.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has surveillance footage from that area around 12:45 a.m. on June 10, please come forward with information.