Carlos Ambriz-Garcia, a 16-year-old sophomore at Wyandotte High School who hoped to become an engineer, was shot and killed on the evening of December 22, 2021, near N. 27th Street and Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kansas. Described as a loving, protective son who often acted as a father figure to his younger siblings, Carlos was with a friend trying to buy a gun from four people in a black car when the transaction became a robbery and he was shot.

His mother, Amapola Garcia, was nearby with food and found him after someone alerted her; she performed CPR and applied pressure but Carlos died in her arms. The occupants of the black car fled, and no arrests have been announced. Police have asked to speak with Hector Figueroa, the friend who was with Carlos, and a reward of up to $7,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

Does anyone have information about that night, the black car, or the individuals involved that could help bring Carlos’s family answers and justice?