Walter Gene Morris Jr., 56, was fatally shot on the evening of May 18, 2017, in the 2800 block of Sewell Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. He was Black / African American. The shooting was investigated but the case later grew cold. No suspects were publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Morris’s death is listed among the city’s unsolved homicides. His family and community continue to seek answers as the case remains open. If anyone has information about Walter Morris, where he was that evening, or the events leading to the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.