On the morning of May 10, 2022, 31-year-old Terylle M. Gorham was shot and killed in the parking lot of Swope Plaza Apartments near East 49th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Residents reported hearing gunfire around 9:00 a.m.; officers found Gorham collapsed beneath a truck with multiple gunshot wounds and emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Several spent .45 caliber shell casings were recovered nearby.

Witnesses told police they had seen Gorham walking inside the complex with a man known as Paul, and one witness reported the man had a handgun tucked into his waistband. Security video reportedly showed a man walking to the homicide location and later returning with what appeared to be a gun. Police identified the suspect as 60-year-old Paul Wright and located him the next day during a traffic stop; a .45 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun was found in the vehicle’s glove box. Preliminary ballistic testing suggested a possible link between that firearm and the casings found at the scene.

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Paul Wright with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm; prosecutors sought a cash-only bond of $500,000. Gorham left behind four children, including an infant, and his mother, Angelique Collins, commented publicly about safety concerns at the apartment complex and the need for justice. If anyone knew Terylle, his movements that morning, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.