On January 30, 2023, police in Kansas City, Missouri, found 20-year-old Thomas Lewis dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a vehicle after reports of a shooting near East 55th Street and Cleveland Avenue, close to Meyer Boulevard and Swope Parkway. Officers were dispatched just before 1:00 a.m.; emergency responders pronounced Lewis deceased shortly after arrival.

Lewis had been at an illegal street racing event, referred to as a sideshow, with his pregnant girlfriend and two friends. According to the family account, Lewis first thought he had accidentally shot his ankle and told companions he needed a hospital. A masked individual wearing glasses approached the car, asked if Lewis was okay, then opened fire into the vehicle, hitting it an estimated six to eight times. The back window was shattered and flying glass injured a passenger. The driver tried to take Lewis to a hospital while dispatchers instructed them to stop and wait for an ambulance; Lewis died during that interval. Witnesses were reportedly physically unharmed by bullets but traumatized by the violence.

Police had not released a suspect identity and offered up to a $25,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest. Does anyone who attended that sideshow or was in the area before 1:00 a.m. have information to help identify the shooter?