On the night of March 11, 2023, 18-year-old Makel Williams, a Black/African American male, was shot in the West Bottoms neighborhood of Kansas City near 12th and Wyoming streets. Police found him with gunshot wounds at about 11:45 p.m.; emergency crews took him to a local hospital where he died on March 14, 2023. His death was recorded as the city’s 34th homicide that year.

Kansas City Police opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the 1500 block of West 12th Street for witnesses, and collected evidence. As of late 2024 no arrests had been announced. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest, and authorities have urged anyone with tips to contact detectives or use the anonymous TIPS Hotline.

Does anyone in the West Bottoms area that night have information or dashcam, doorbell, or phone footage that could help this investigation?