On a Wednesday afternoon in early August of 2015, the Kansas City Police Department received a call about a shooting. The report led them to the 14000 block of Interstate 49, just north of Missouri 150. Initially, officers were unable to locate a victim. A wider search of the area was conducted with the assistance of the Belton Police Department. This more thorough search led to a grim discovery inside a vehicle; the body of 23-year-old Cordell D. Bell.
He had been fatally shot.
Cordell D. Bell, a male resident of Kansas City, was officially identified by police on the Friday following the discovery of his body on August 5, 2015. Investigators began an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death.
In the years following the shooting death of Cordell D. Bell, there have been no public announcements regarding any arrests made in connection with the homicide. The case remains without a publicly identified suspect or suspects. Authorities had initially appealed to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the investigation.
