On the evening of November 23, 2016, Arthur L. Mourning, a 49-year-old man, was at his home in Kansas City, Missouri, near East 49th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue. A knock at his door around 5:50 p.m. led to a fatal encounter. When Mourning answered, he was confronted by an individual who robbed him at gunpoint and then shot him. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries hours later, just a day before his family was expecting him for Thanksgiving dinner.
Known affectionately as 'Lee Lee' by his loved ones, Arthur Mourning was a father of six and a cherished brother and friend. He was remembered for his love of family, barbecuing, and his passion for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mourning grew up in the same area where he lived and was a graduate of Paseo High School. He had previously worked at Guy's Potato Chips before a car accident left him with a hand injury that prevented him from working.
In the years following the shooting, the Kansas City Police Department investigated the homicide. By 2018, detectives had received some information regarding potential suspects, but no arrests were made. The case remains unsolved, and authorities have continued to appeal to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest in the city's 110th homicide of 2016.
