In the evening chill of a February night in Kansas City, Missouri, a man's life was abruptly cut short. Twenty-eight-year-old Ramiro A. Guzman was spending his time working on a car with another man near Seventh Street and Brighton Avenue when the power suddenly went out, plunging their surroundings into darkness. It was in that moment of vulnerability that another figure emerged from the shadows.
A man, described only as being dressed in black, approached the two men. Without warning, he fired a single shot. The bullet found its mark in Ramiro, who succumbed to his injuries. The shooter was last seen fleeing the scene, heading west on Seventh Street, and disappearing back into the night. The sudden and violent end to a seemingly ordinary evening left behind a lingering question of motive and a suspect who had vanished as quickly as he appeared. No arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the shooting.
