In the summer of 2014, a Kansas City, Missouri man named Adrian Scott Reed, aged 43, was the victim of a fatal shooting that remains unsolved. On the evening of Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Reed was in his white Ford Mustang at the intersection of Bannister Road and James A. Reed Road when he was shot multiple times.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing a verbal altercation between Reed and the occupants of another vehicle just before the gunshots rang out.
The suspect vehicle, described as a dark-colored SUV occupied by a man and a woman, fled the scene, heading west on Bannister Road. The incident has been investigated as a possible case of road rage. Tragically, Adrian Reed, a Senior Structural Designer at Burns & McDonnell, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. He had reportedly been on his way out for a beer and pizza when his life was cut short.
Despite the public nature of the location and the time of the incident, which was still during daylight hours, the suspects have not been identified, and no arrests have been made in the case. Investigators believe a black vehicle that was behind Reed's Mustang at the time of the shooting witnessed the event but left the scene by backing away. Authorities have made public pleas for any witnesses to come forward with information.
In the years following the shooting, the case has remained open and active. The Kansas City Police Department and the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers have continued to seek the public's assistance in identifying those responsible for Adrian Reed's death. A reward for information leading to an arrest has been offered, which at one point grew to $15,000 through anonymous donations. The family of Adrian Reed has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to crime victim compensation programs in his honor.
