Narbu Tamang, 26, was shot and killed in the early evening of June 4, 2020, in a Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood. Tamang, a husband and father who had been caring for his infant son earlier that day, had gone with a friend to the 3400 block of Barnett Avenue where a fight among a group reportedly broke out and shots were fired. A relative reported that Tamang tried to flee and hide but was struck by gunfire. Police arrived just before 8 p.m.; Tamang was found wounded and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s criminal investigations division developed a suspect and arrested 31-year-old Tika Ram Sarki of Kansas City, Kansas. Sarki was charged in Wyandotte County District Court with second-degree murder and aggravated assault and held on $175,000 bond. A GoFundMe organized for Tamang’s family raised thousands to help cover funeral expenses. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.

If anyone has information about the events on Barnett Avenue that evening or knew Narbu Tamang, please come forward to assist the ongoing prosecution.