On a summer morning in 2019, the life of a young Black man, Charles L. Morris Jr., was cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. The 22-year-old was discovered shot to death on Saturday, August 17, 2019. His body was found shortly before 8 a.m. in the 5100 block of Cleveland Avenue after police responded to a call about a deceased person. Emergency medical personnel who arrived at the scene confirmed he was dead.
Morris's death was one of two unrelated fatal shootings that occurred in Kansas
City, Kansas, over that weekend, claiming the lives of two men in their twenties. His killing was recorded as the city's 20th homicide of the year. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement had not determined a motive for the shooting and had not released any information about a potential suspect or suspects.
The investigation into the death of Charles Morris Jr. was taken on by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Authorities appealed to the public for assistance, encouraging anyone with information to come forward and contact the TIPS Hotline. As of the initial reports, no arrests had been made in connection with the case.
