A funeral at the Elite Funeral Chapel in Kansas City turned deadly on January 20, 2023. Around 11:40 a.m., a heated argument inside the chapel reportedly led to an intoxicated man being asked to leave; witnesses say he left and then returned with a firearm and opened fire. Twenty-nine-year-old Bryson Washington, a Black male, was shot outside the funeral home and taken to hospital with critical injuries. He died on January 23, 2023. Two other people—a man and a woman—were also shot and were reported in stable condition; a fourth person suffered minor injuries that may have come from gunfire or from shattered glass.

Kansas City police said multiple witnesses were cooperating with homicide detectives, but no publicly identified suspect or arrests were reported. The shooting turned a place of mourning into a crime scene and left a community seeking answers. If anyone was at the chapel that day or has information about the shooting, please come forward to authorities.