Melvin James Jr., 25, was shot and killed in the early hours of August 18, 2019, in Kansas City, Kansas. The shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. at Forest Glen Estates Town Homes and Apartments in the 400 block of North 64th Terrace. A second man was critically injured in the same incident. Emergency medical personnel pronounced James dead at the scene.

The killing was recorded as the city’s 21st homicide of 2019. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division opened a homicide investigation, but in the immediate aftermath officers had not identified a motive or released information about suspects. Authorities asked the public to contact the TIPS Hotline with any information.