Matthew Gatson Jr., 20, was shot and killed on December 11, 2022, while riding in a car with his fiancée, Rain Spriggs, in Kansas City, Missouri. The couple had spent the afternoon at a gun range and running holiday errands. Near 63rd Street and 71 Highway, Gatson noticed an SUV following them; that vehicle pulled alongside and its occupants opened fire. Gatson suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including to the head, and died that afternoon at Research Medical Center. Spriggs, who was driving, was also hit and survived with a bullet left in her body because removal was considered too risky; she has limited mobility and arm pain as a result.

Investigators recovered the suspect SUV for evidence, but no arrests had been announced as of early 2024 and detectives had not identified a specific gunman or motive. Family members, including his mother Alicia Gatson, have publicly appealed for witnesses. Did anyone in the Kansas City area see or hear anything near 63rd Street and 71 Highway on the afternoon of December 11, 2022?