Kenneth Leray Vetaw, 44, of Topeka, Kansas, was found dead on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Authorities reported his injuries were consistent with gunshot wounds and believed he had been shot at a different location before walking some distance and then succumbing to his wounds. An autopsy was pending at the time the death was reported.

The Topeka Police Department opened an investigation, but no arrests were announced in the days and weeks that followed. The case remained open and active, and there has been no public identification of suspects. Vetaw’s mother, Leslie Vetaw, formed a support group called MOMS — Mothers of Murdered Sons — to assist other families coping with similar losses and to press for attention to unsolved cases.

If anyone knew Kenneth, witnessed events around August 19, 2017, or has information that could help this investigation, please come forward.