On a summer afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, the body of 50-year-old Aaron Bayliss was discovered in a grassy area near the intersection of 11th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The discovery was made at approximately 3 p.m. on August 5, 2019. Initially, law enforcement officials treated the case as a suspicious death, pending further investigation to understand the circumstances surrounding his demise.
Days later, the Kansas City Police Department reclassified the
case as a homicide, revealing that Aaron Bayliss had been the victim of a shooting. Despite this determination, authorities did not release any further details about the incident or a possible motive. In the immediate aftermath of the investigation becoming a homicide case, no information regarding a suspect or any potential leads was made public.
The investigation into the shooting death of Aaron Bayliss remains open. Authorities have not publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests in connection with the homicide. The case is one of many in the city where law enforcement continues to seek information from the public to bring resolution to the victim's family. A reward was offered for any information that would lead to an arrest in the case.
