Sir Raheem Knox, 26, was shot and killed inside a home in the 4800 block of East 40th Terrace in Kansas City on the afternoon of July 6, 2022. Emergency medical crews pronounced him dead at the scene; his death was recorded as the city’s 79th homicide that year.

Knox’s death compounded a long family history of violence. He was about 16 when his father was killed in a Kansas City shooting, and the family had also lost a brother-in-law to gun violence. His sister described him as an optimistic, loving man who had recently become a father to a two-month-old son. He had returned to Kansas City after finishing high school in California and helped support his mother and his sister’s children.

Kansas City police opened an investigation and asked the public for information about the events inside the residence that Wednesday afternoon. No arrests or suspects had been publicly identified as of these reports. If anyone knew Sir Raheem Knox or has information that could help, please come forward.