In December of 2015, the life of 20-year-old Lonell Boyles was tragically cut short in Kansas City. On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 8th, a resident in a neighborhood near 67th Street and Walrond Avenue made a grim discovery and promptly notified the police. In the backyard of a house, authorities found Lonell Boyles, who had been fatally shot.
The following day, police officially identified Boyles as the victim.
The home where his body was discovered had been the scene of previous violence that year. In March, a fatal shooting had occurred in the 6800 block of Walrond Avenue, and in May, a drive-by shooting took the life of a 3-year-old boy, which led his family to move from the residence. However, investigators stated that neither of these prior incidents was connected to the death of Lonell Boyles.
At the time of the initial reports, no information regarding any potential suspects or arrests in connection with the shooting was released to the public. Online sources and news coverage of the event do not contain details of any subsequent arrests or the identification of any suspects in the homicide of Lonell Boyles. The case, as publicly documented, remains without a resolution.
