Oune Somsanith was 45 and a father of five from Lee’s Summit, Missouri. A refugee from Laos who came to the United States as a child, he supported his family in part by buying and reselling items online. He was known for being cautious about in-person meetings and for checking the history and authenticity of goods, especially electronics, and his wife described him as laid-back with a playful sense of humor.

On the afternoon of July 8, 2018, Somsanith traveled to the Brougham Estates I apartments on the 7300 block of Troup Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, to meet a seller about an iPhone 7 listed on the Letgo app. He was shot during the encounter and was taken to a nearby hospital after emergency services were called at about 12:30 p.m. He later died of his injuries.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department opened a homicide investigation and sought the public’s help. Letgo issued a statement expressing sorrow and said it would cooperate with investigators. There have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone who knew Oune or who lived near Brougham Estates in July 2018 see anything that could help bring answers?