On the early morning of May 26, 2024, a confrontation in Kansas City’s Westport Entertainment District turned deadly. Around 1:20 a.m. at Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard, officers and private security responded to a disturbance that escalated into gunfire in the crowded nightlife area. Witnesses said a large crowd had gathered and scattered when shots were fired.

Jahquan M. Robinson, a 24-year-old Black male, was found with gunshot wounds and taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead; the shooting happened on his twenty-fourth birthday. Five other people received non-life-threatening injuries. Preliminary police inquiries reported that Robinson had been actively firing a weapon during the altercation and that a Westport Public Safety security officer fired, striking Robinson. The security officer was detained for questioning and later released as detectives continue to review evidence to establish the full sequence of events.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or the events leading up to it, can you share what you saw with investigators?