On November 17, 2022, 60-year-old Kathy Marie Galloway McCarty was found inside a home in the 1400 block of South Crane Street in Independence, Missouri, with two apparent gunshot wounds, including a fatal abdominal wound. Officers arrived about 6:15 p.m.; McCarty was alive long enough to tell first responders who shot her, identifying her boyfriend as Leslie and saying she had been getting up to go to the shower when she saw him pointing a gun at her. She was transported to a nearby hospital and later died of her injuries.

Investigators detained McCarty’s boyfriend, 60-year-old Leslie D. Moore, the only other person at the scene. Moore reportedly admitted keeping firearms in the house for protection, but a background check showed a 2001 felony drug distribution conviction that made firearm possession illegal. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Moore with unlawful possession of a firearm; detectives classified the death as a homicide and the investigation into the shooting was ongoing.

If anyone knew Kathy, Leslie, or was in the area that evening, does anyone have information that could help investigators?