Christian Franco, 22, was found dead alongside 23-year-old Jesus Quintero in the early morning of July 16, 2021, in an industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas. A person arriving for work shortly before 5 a.m. discovered a crashed vehicle in the 700 block of Pawnee Avenue and reported two unconscious, non-breathing individuals. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene and had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Major Case Unit took over the investigation and began reconstructing the events that led to the double homicide. Initial reports did not identify any suspects or arrests, and investigators were asking the public for information.

If anyone has information about Christian Franco, Jesus Quintero, the crash on Pawnee Avenue, or the hours before July 16, 2021, please share what you know.