Lawrence D. Pickett, 29, was found with an apparent gunshot wound in a wooded area adjacent to a parking lot near 28th Terrace and Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 23, 2024. First responders located him about 1:45 a.m.; officers rendered aid and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The city’s 30th homicide of the year, the shooting followed an interaction between Pickett and an unknown person that escalated and culminated in the suspect opening fire.

No arrests had been announced and police had not released a suspect description in the initial reports. Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence and asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or the anonymous TIPS hotline. If anyone saw activity in the 28th Terrace and Cleveland Avenue area that night or has information about Pickett’s final movements, please contact investigators.