Christian Rodriguez was 26 when he was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the lawn outside the Somerset Village apartments near the 9900 block of 60th Street in Raytown, Missouri, on the evening of July 31, 2023. Emergency responders rushed him to a nearby hospital; he remained critically injured and died on August 3, 2023. The shooting was classified as a homicide and initially generated few leads, leaving the community seeking answers.

In October 2023 prosecutors announced charges against Cameron Kejuan Lee Harper in connection with Rodriguez’s killing. Investigators said surveillance footage from the night showed an older model green Dodge Dakota at the scene; the vehicle was linked to Harper. A grand jury returned a superseding indictment that added 14 felony counts related to Rodriguez’s shooting and other incidents, including two counts of first-degree murder, multiple weapons charges, and armed criminal action.

Did anyone in the Raytown area see the green Dodge Dakota or have information about the night of July 31, 2023?