Jonathon Perez, 25, was shot on the night of October 5, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas, and died of his wounds the next day. Officers found Perez outside a residence in the 600 block of Stine Avenue after a report of a shooting at about 10:25 p.m.; he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries. Police did not release information about any suspect or suspects in the initial reports, and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department listed the case as an active investigation.

Perez was the city’s 42nd homicide victim of 2020, one of several killings during a year that saw an increase in violent crime compared with the prior year. No public announcement of arrests or suspect identifications has been released. If anyone has information about what happened to Jonathon Perez on October 5, 2020, please come forward.