On the morning of April 29, 2024, 32-year-old Sharma Whitney was found unresponsive in the street near a vehicle at about 8:30 a.m. in the Quality Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, and was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. Police say the shooting followed an interaction between Whitney and another woman that escalated into gunfire; investigators are still working to establish the exact nature of that dispute.

Officers detained an adult female described as a subject of interest and questioned her at the scene, but no formal charges have been announced. Because the shooting occurred near Crossroads Academy – Quality Hill Charter School, the school was briefly placed on lockdown; authorities confirmed there was no active threat to students or staff. Detectives continue to seek witnesses and information about the events that led to Whitney’s death.

If anyone was near 11th and Washington Streets that morning or has relevant information, please share what you know with investigators.