A quiet neighborhood in Gladstone, Missouri, became the scene of a homicide investigation in July of 2014. On July 21st, police were called to an apartment complex in the 6900 block of North Bales Avenue where they found Marc A. Bogart, a 19-year-old male from Kansas City, fatally wounded. He had been shot while sitting in the back seat of a vehicle parked at the complex. The tragic event marked another loss to gun violence in the community.
In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, the Metro Squad was activated to lead the investigation into the young man's death. Despite their efforts, the specialized unit disbanded the following week without making an arrest. The case was then returned to the Gladstone Police Department for continued investigation. Authorities publicly identified a person of interest they wished to interview regarding the fatal shooting: 21-year-old John R. Thibeaux. At the time, Thibeaux was also being sought on separate outstanding warrants for traffic violations and illegal weapons charges.
The investigation into Marc Bogart's death continued as police sought information from the public to help solve the case. Anyone with knowledge about the shooting was encouraged to contact the TIPS Hotline. While a person of interest was named, the initial search results do not provide details on whether an arrest was ultimately made in connection with the homicide. An obituary for Marc Bogart was published in the Kansas City Star on July 23, 2014, as his family mourned the sudden and violent loss of the teenager.
