Jeffrey Whitmore was shot and killed on July 2, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 43 and Black / African American. The shooting happened about 3:40 p.m. outside a laundromat in the 4800 block of Parallel Parkway while Whitmore was getting his laundry from his car.

Witnesses described a sudden, violent encounter: as many as ten gunshots were heard in quick succession, people ran and cried, and Whitmore was left lying face down on the sidewalk. Three Black males were reported to have approached him and then fled the scene before police arrived. No immediate arrests were made and the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was continuing its investigation.

Family remembered Whitmore as generous and caring, particularly toward children in need; his brother Oscar publicly asked anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about that afternoon or recall seeing suspicious activity near the laundromat on Parallel Parkway?