Two young men were found dead inside a crashed car in an industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas, on the morning of July 16, 2021. A worker arriving at about 5 a.m. discovered the vehicle on the 700 block of Pawnee Avenue and alerted authorities; 23-year-old Jesus Francisco Quintero and 22-year-old Christian Franco were pronounced dead at the scene after investigators determined both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Major Case Unit opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for leads, directing tips to the TIPS Hotline. There has been no public announcement of arrests or identified suspects, and the investigation remains open. If anyone has information about the events leading up to Quintero or Franco being in that area that morning, please contact the authorities.