On the night of July 17, 2023, 39-year-old Jami Michelle Duncan of Kansas City, Missouri, was found on the kitchen floor of a home on East 54th Street with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. A firearm was recovered near her body.

Court records say the investigation focused on her husband, 40-year-old Mantonia M. Duncan. Jami’s son reportedly witnessed the shooting, telling authorities his stepfather came in from the backyard, ordered his mother to line up, then shot her multiple times; the child fled and hid in a closet. Within an hour Mantonia Duncan was located at a relative’s home and taken into custody, with apparent blood stains on his clothing and body. He was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

What information can anyone with knowledge of this family or the neighborhood share about that night or about Jami’s life?