Ahmed Thomas Simmons, 33, was shot and killed on the morning of April 15, 2023 near East 37th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene after he sustained fatal gunshot wounds; another man was wounded and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting was recorded as the city’s 57th homicide of the year.

Simmons was known locally as the taco man, operating a food truck and remembered by family and friends as a kind-hearted, smiling chef who brought joy to his community. His father, Thomas Simmons, publicly rejected suggestions the killing was gang-related, saying his son had no involvement in gang activity. No motive has been made public and no arrests or suspects have been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting near East 37th Street and Prospect Avenue is asked to contact the Kansas City Police Department.