Joshua Quarles, a 31-year-old man, died after a shooting inside a Kansas City, Missouri, apartment on May 26, 2026. The case began late that Tuesday night, around 9:45 p.m., when Kansas City police were called to an apartment in the 9300 block of Newton Avenue for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they were led inside the apartment building to a unit where they found Quarles unresponsive with a gunshot wound.
Officers tried to keep him alive until emergency medical crews
arrived. EMS then took over treatment and transported him to a hospital, but Quarles was pronounced dead a short time later. His death was investigated as a homicide, and he was later publicly identified by the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
The early investigation indicated that Quarles and at least one other person were inside the apartment when the shooting happened. Police said a person of interest was detained at the scene for further investigation. Reports described that person as being taken into custody, but available online sources did not identify the person by name, describe formal charges, or confirm an arrest tied to a murder charge.
Homicide detectives responded to the apartment, and crime scene investigators processed the scene for evidence. As of the available reporting, authorities had not released a detailed motive, had not publicly named a suspect, and had not provided information about court proceedings, trial dates, convictions, or sentencing. The public details remain centered on a late-night shooting inside the Newton Avenue apartment, Quarles being found gravely wounded, and police detaining a person of interest while the homicide investigation continued.
