On the night of October 5, 2020, in Kansas City, Kansas, a young Hispanic man named Jonathon Perez, 25, became the city's 42nd homicide victim of the year. Officers responded to a call of a shooting at approximately 10:25 p.m. and discovered Perez outside a residence in the 600 block of Stine Avenue with gunshot wounds.
Emergency services transported him to a local hospital in critical condition. Despite medical efforts, Perez succumbed to his injuries the following day.
At the time of the initial reports, police had not released any information regarding a potential suspect or suspects in the fatal shooting. The case remained under active investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.
In the time since his death, no further public information has been released regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the murder of Jonathon Perez. The investigation into his death continues, leaving a case without a public resolution. His death was one of several homicides that occurred in Kansas City, Kansas, during a year that saw a significant increase in such violent crimes compared to the previous year.
