On the morning of January 31, 2024, officers responded to the 100 block of West 99th Terrace near the Willow Creek Apartments in Kansas City, Missouri, after reports of a shooting in the apartment complex parking garage. A 26-year-old resident, Niko Gonzales, was found with an apparent gunshot wound and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

Medical staff treated Gonzales for several days, but he died of his injuries on February 3, 2024, and the case was reclassified as a homicide. Homicide detectives canvassed the area for witnesses, but no arrests had been made and no suspect descriptions were released.

Anyone who was near the Willow Creek Apartments that morning or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact Kansas City Police.