Loretta Neal, 67, was shot outside a residence in the Knoches Park neighborhood of Kansas City on the evening of September 20, 2022. Emergency crews responded to multiple reports of gunfire at the 3500 block of Cyprus Avenue shortly after 6:15 p.m. and found Neal with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died later that night.

Authorities have said they do not believe Neal was the intended target and have treated the case as a homicide. The shooting was recorded as Kansas City’s 119th homicide that year. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified, and the investigation remains ongoing as family and community members await answers and justice.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the Knoches Park area around 6:15 p.m. on September 20, 2022, please share information that might help the investigation.