In the late hours of a Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 27-year-old Jerel Anthony Price was tragically cut short. On August 14, 2018, just before midnight, Price was fatally shot in the 3500 block of Prospect Avenue. A new father to a 2-month-old baby boy, his death left a void in the lives of his family, who remembered him as a man with a 'goofy laugh and goofy voice'.
Price, who his brother described as a kind and valuable person, had recently earned a license as a
pharmaceutical technician and was working in a warehouse. His brother fondly recalled their last encounter at a restaurant where he worked, a memory of playful banter over a family discount that now serves as a final, cherished moment.
In the days following the shooting, the Kansas City Police Department turned to the public for assistance in their investigation. They released surveillance footage showing two individuals who were considered persons of interest in the case. Authorities urged anyone with information to come forward and contact the Homicide Unit or the TIPS Hotline.
Despite the police department's appeal for information and the circulation of the surveillance images, there have been no subsequent public announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the years since Jerel Anthony Price's death. The case, a profound loss to his family and community, remains without a resolution in the public record.
