Makih Franklin, a 20-year-old Black male, was shot to death on the night of November 20, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. Police and local media identified him as a resident of Overland Park, Kansas, and later confirmed that he died after being transported to a nearby hospital.
According to Kansas City, Kansas, police, officers were dispatched just after 8:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Greeley Avenue, in a northeast Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood, following reports of a shooting.
When first responders arrived, they found Franklin outside a residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. The case was quickly classified as a homicide, and regional outlets and a national gun-violence memorial site later listed him as having been “lost to gun violence” on that date in Kansas City, Kansas.
Investigators with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department's Major Case Unit opened an investigation into the killing, describing it as the city's 22nd homicide of 2025. Police said they were searching for a person of interest and noted that a suspect was believed to have fled the area after the shooting, but they did not publicly release any description of that individual or information about a possible motive. As of the latest reports released several days after the incident, authorities had not announced any arrests, and no suspects had been named. Police and local media repeatedly urged anyone with information to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline, emphasizing that tips could be given anonymously and might qualify for a cash reward.
