In the evening hours of Sunday, April 19, 2026, the life of 15-year-old Cavazion Williams was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Kansas City, Missouri. The teenager, a male, was in front of a residence in the 7200 block of E 85th Terrace when one or more individuals opened fire, striking him. In the immediate aftermath, he was rushed to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, but the efforts to save him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced deceased.
Kansas City police were
initially called to the area around 7 p.m. following reports of gunshots. By the time they arrived to canvass the neighborhood, Williams was already on his way to the hospital. Investigators later determined that the shooting had occurred at the E 85th Terrace location. The case is being treated as a homicide, one of a series of unrelated deadly shootings that unfolded in the city on that violent Sunday.
Known to some as "vazzi," "Vossy," or "von," Cavazion was remembered as a happy, funny, and energetic young man who was an athlete and attended Crossroads KC. As of the initial reports, authorities had not taken any suspects into custody in connection with his death, and the investigation remains ongoing as they seek to bring those responsible to justice. His death marked another somber moment for a community grappling with the impact of gun violence.
