Deonta Words, 28, was shot in Kansas City on March 29, 2023. Officers heard gunfire near 13th Street and Highland Avenue that night and located Words on the 1300 block of Highland with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died several days later over the weekend; the Kansas City Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Detectives reported early progress and identified a person of interest, but no arrest has been publicly announced. Friends and family described Words as a laid-back, goofy introvert known as 3 tommy. A significant reward has been offered for tips that could lead to an arrest in what was the city’s 42nd homicide of the year.

Anyone with information about Deonta Words or the shooting is asked to contact investigators. What tips or memories from that area on the night of March 29 might help solve this case?