Early on Sunday, February 25, 2024, a verbal dispute in a parking lot near the 4700 block of Independence Avenue in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri, escalated into gunfire. Multiple people were shot and taken to hospitals in private vehicles before officers arrived about 2:30 a.m.

One of the victims was 31-year-old Quincy Hill, who arrived at a local hospital with critical injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Three other people also suffered gunshot wounds; one had life-threatening injuries while two others were treated for non-life-threatening wounds. Detectives canvassed the scene and neighborhood, marked evidence, and sought witnesses. No arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly named in the initial reports; a reward was being offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone has information about the dispute that led to the shooting or the identity of the shooters, contact the Kansas City Police homicide unit or the anonymous TIPS hotline.