On the afternoon of September 4, 2025, Tequan Davis, 44, a Black male, was found shot in the parking lot by the drive-through lanes of the Bank of Labor near 8th Street and State Avenue in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Officers were called around 3:30 p.m.; Tequan Davis, 44, male, was taken from the scene to a hospital, where he died of his wounds. Police later identified him publicly and confirmed the case as a homicide.
In the days that followed, investigators also worked to locate the family of Tequan Davis, 44, male, describing him as an unhoused man as they attempted to make next-of-kin notifications.
Witness accounts gathered by detectives centered on a confrontation in the bank's drive-through area involving a private security guard. Police said the security guard remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Tequan Davis, 44, male, was the only person struck, and authorities reported no ongoing threat to the public. By September 10, detectives said a person of interest had been questioned and was cooperating, but no arrests had been announced and no charges had been filed at that time. Memorial listings for Tequan Davis, 44, male, corroborated the date and location of the shooting as investigators continued to examine what led to the gunfire.
