Zachary H. Trivitt, 27, was found fatally injured inside a vehicle in Kansas City, Missouri during the early morning of May 11, 2024. Police were dispatched about 3:00 a.m. to the intersection of 12th Street and Benton Boulevard after a disturbance involving a weapon; the call was upgraded to a shooting while officers were en route. Emergency personnel pronounced Trivitt dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound.

Kansas City detectives and crime scene teams processed the area and opened a homicide investigation; this was reported as the city’s 49th homicide of the year. In the immediate aftermath no suspects were in custody. Investigators said they were reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses and urged anyone with information to contact the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline.

If anyone has information about Trivitt, his movements that night, or surveillance footage from near 12th Street and Benton Boulevard, please contact the tip line.