Roberto Antonio Alaniz, 42, was killed in a shooting in the early hours of January 10, 2022, in a residence on South 37th Street just south of Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kansas. Police arrived about 2:40 a.m. and found Alaniz suffering fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Known to family as Scrob, Alaniz was remembered as a selfless, protective older brother with a sharp sense of hospitality and humor. He loved the Kansas City Chiefs, horror movies, and Halloween parties. He had worked for more than a decade at Carter-Waters Construction Materials until a hip injury ended his employment, after which he cared for his mother following her cancer treatments.

Investigators arrested a 27-year-old man from Leavenworth, Daniel Garrett VanBebber, and charged him with first-degree murder; he was held at the Wyandotte County Detention Center on $250,000 bond. Does anyone have information about that night or remember Roberto from the neighborhood?