Ka’Marr A. Brown, 18, was shot and killed in south Kansas City in the early hours of Saturday, January 20, 2024. Officers were initially sent to the 10700 block of Marsh Avenue after calls of gunfire just before 12:30 a.m.; the call was updated to a shooting before police arrived. Brown was found unresponsive in a parking lot with an apparent gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators collected several bullet casings from the parking lot and the Kansas City Police Department opened a homicide investigation. The death was recorded as the city’s third homicide of the year. Law enforcement is seeking information and has authorized a reward of up to $25,000 for tips that lead to an arrest.

If anyone heard or saw anything in the Marsh Avenue area around midnight on January 20, or has information about this shooting, please contact the Kansas City Police Department.