Deion J Solomon

On a summer evening in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 18-year-old Deion J. Solomon was cut short by gunfire. On July 17, 2014, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Solomon was standing on the porch of a residence in the 6900 block of Bellefontaine Avenue when shots were fired from a passing vehicle. The car then sped away from the scene, leaving chaos in its wake.

Struck by multiple gunshots, Solomon was privately transported to a local hospital before police arrived at the scene. Despite the ...