Shortly after midnight on April 15, 2024, police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a call near 23rd and Topping that initially sounded like a traffic accident but turned into a shooting investigation. Officers found 29-year-old Nelson Omar Medina inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead about 5 a.m.

Preliminary information places the shooting in the vicinity of Blue Valley Park. Medina, who was Hispanic or Latino, was the city’s 44th homicide victim for the year. As of the latest reports, no suspect information has been released and the investigation remains active. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest. Funeral services were held on April 22 and 23, 2024.

If anyone has information that could help investigators, please come forward.