On the morning of April 2, 2024, 16-year-old Alejandro DeLeon was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds on a residential street in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers were first dispatched around 1:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting or disturbance; DeLeon was located near East 55th Street and Michigan and was pronounced dead shortly after emergency personnel arrived. The city recorded the incident as its 35th homicide of the year.

Detectives and crime scene teams canvassed the neighborhood that morning, seeking witnesses and physical evidence, but no description of a shooter was released and no arrests or named suspects have been reported. Family and friends remembered DeLeon, known as Hondo Bear or Jondito, as hardworking and outgoing; he attended Shawnee Mission East High School and worked at local businesses.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact homicide detectives or the anonymous TIPS Hotline.