KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating three unrelated deadly shootings that occurred Sunday.
Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched near E. 110th Street and Greenwood on a report of gunshots.
Officers arrived on the scene, where witnesses told them a teenage boy had been shot and transported to a nearby fire station by private automobile.
A police spokesperson said the male, identified as 17-year-old Demetrius Smith, was then transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Witnesses told police there were multiple people in the area when at least two people opened fire, during which Smith was struck. No suspect information was immediately available.
A short time later, around 7 p.m., police responded to an unrelated homicide in the 7200 block of E. 85th Terrace.
In this case, a juvenile teen, now identified as 15-year-old Cavazion Williams, was transported to a nearby hospital by a private automobile.
Williams was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Around 9:20 p.m Sunday, police responded to the evening's third deadly shooting in the 9700 block of Holmes Road.
Police say they found an adult man, identified as William J. Hunter, 29, unresponsive in front of a residence.
Emergency medical personnel declared Hunter dead at the scene.
Police say the preliminary indication shows Hunter had an interaction with another subject that resulted in gunshots.
The investigation is ongoing, and police say detectives are making headway in identifying a subject of interest in this case. However, no suspects are in custody.
A police spokesperson said there was no immediate indication that any of the three deadly shootings were connected.
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office encourages anyone with information about any of the shootings to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This is our community. These are our children. And it is on all of us to take it back.
— Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson (@JACOProsecutor) April 20, 2026
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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
