Olie T.H. Ealom Jr., a 37-year-old Black man, was found inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds after Kansas City police responded to reports of a shooting near 56th Street and Park Avenue on the night of October 26, 2023. Officers arrived at about 10:00 p.m.; emergency responders pronounced Ealom dead at the scene. The death has been ruled a homicide and the Kansas City Police Department’s Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

Family and friends held funeral services in early November 2023 and buried him at Highland Park Cemetery. As of the last public update, no arrests or suspects have been announced and investigators continue to canvass the area and seek information from the community. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity in the vicinity that night, please contact the Homicide Unit or the TIPS Hotline.