Kadeem J Robinson

Kadeem J. Robinson, 21, a man from Kansas City, Missouri, was caught up in a burst of gunfire that tore through a neighborhood block party near the intersection of 27th Street and Askew Avenue late on the night of June 25, 2011. The gathering had the familiar feel of a summer weekend—neighbors out in the open air, the kind of night where people linger and talk—until shots rang out and the scene turned frantic.

Police were called to the area around 11:30 p.m., and the early reports de ...