Sherman Tisdale, a 30-year-old Black man, was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the backyard of a residence near N. 72nd Street and Splitlog Circle in Kansas City, Kansas, on July 30, 2021. Police discovered his body late that night after responding to a call and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

The KCKPD Major Case Unit took the lead. Early in the probe officers reported no identified suspects and no arrests, and investigators asked anyone with information to contact the department’s TIPS hotline. There have been no public announcements identifying suspects or arrests in the case.

Anyone who knew Sherman or who has information about what happened that night is asked to contact the TIPS hotline and share what they know.