On August 31, 2020, police in Kansas City, Missouri, were called to a residence in the 5400 block of Swope Parkway following a report of a shooting. Upon arriving at the scene shortly before 3:45 a.m., officers entered the home to investigate the caller's claim that someone had been injured inside. There, they discovered the body of 32-year-old Tara Denise Price, who was unresponsive and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical personnel pronounced her deceased at the scene, marking a tragic end to the life of the woman known affectionately to friends and family as 'Tee.'
Born in Kansas City in 1988, Tara was an African American woman who had deep roots in the community. She was remembered by loved ones as a tech-savvy individual who enjoyed traveling and had recently begun working for Amazon with aspirations of obtaining her commercial driver's license. Her death left behind a grieving family, including her daughter, Tiniyah, and numerous siblings, nieces, and nephews. She had been preceded in death by both her parents. Following the discovery of her body, detectives canvassed the neighborhood for potential witnesses, while crime scene investigators worked to collect evidence from inside the residence.
The investigation into her death was immediately classified as a homicide. Authorities appealed to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or the TIPS Hotline, offering a reward for details that could lead to an arrest. Despite these efforts and the initial gathering of evidence, no suspects were immediately taken into custody. In the years following the incident, public records have not indicated any major breakthroughs or arrests specifically tied to her murder, leaving the case as one of many unsolved violent crimes from a particularly deadly year in the city.
