Jerome Oates was 31 when he was shot and killed on the afternoon of Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Stonegate Meadows apartment complex on East 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Residents in a rear parking lot witnessed the shooting and moved to help him; paramedics provided first aid and rushed him to a local hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

Police had not determined a motive and were interviewing witnesses; this was the second fatal shooting at that complex within about two months. Authorities offered a reward of up to $25,000 for tips leading to an arrest, and investigators asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone saw activity in or around Stonegate Meadows on March 25, 2023, or has information that could help investigators, please get in touch with the Kansas City Police Department.