On the late afternoon of August 3, 2017, 39-year-old Derrick Horton was fatally shot in the 1900 block of North 63rd Street in Kansas City, Kansas. The shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m.; Horton sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen and legs and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 5:30 p.m. that evening.

Horton was a husband and father of three and owned Charlie D’s Catfish & More to Go, a restaurant located about a third of a mile from the shooting site. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he was known for drawing, cars, and bringing laughter to those around him.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public to contact the TIPS Hotline with information.

If anyone knew Derrick or witnessed anything that afternoon, can you share information that might help the investigation?