On the evening of August 30, 2024, law enforcement officers in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to a reported shooting near the intersection of East 22nd Street and U.S. Highway 71. Upon arriving at the scene around 7:50 p.m., police entered a wooded area adjacent to the highway where they discovered an unresponsive adult male. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Antonio Collins, was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the site but were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Detectives from the Kansas City Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation, canvassing the surrounding area for potential witnesses and searching for surveillance footage that might have captured the events leading up to the shooting. The incident marked a continuation of violence in the city, recorded as the 105th homicide of the year for Kansas City. Authorities appealed to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to contact the homicide unit or the local TIPS hotline to aid in the inquiry.
In the days following the discovery, investigators released few additional details regarding the circumstances of the shooting. As of early September 2024, police reported that no suspects had been detained, and no arrests had been made in connection with Antonio Collins' death. The investigation remained active as detectives worked to determine a motive and identify the person or persons responsible for the fatal shooting.
