On a Sunday morning in June 2020, Kylan Shook, a 20-year-old man from Pittsburg, was found dead in a rural area of Cherokee County, Kansas, alongside 27-year-old Blaze Swank of Scammon. The bodies were discovered near Northwest 19th and Cardinal Lane and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation opened an intensive inquiry into the double homicide.

Kylan had attended Frontenac and Pittsburg High Schools and was remembered as someone who enjoyed music and drawing, who often smiled and who loved his family and friends. Authorities identified a suspect, Mark Gerald Hopkins II of Columbus, and charged him with capital murder in connection with the shootings.

If anyone knew Kylan, saw activity near Northwest 19th and Cardinal Lane that morning, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what can help.