On the afternoon of June 13, 2022, a violent discovery was made in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Missouri. Just after noon, police officers were dispatched to the vicinity of 12th and Genessee Streets following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located the body of 65-year-old male Floyd Henton beneath the Interstate 670 overpass. He was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders, marking a somber moment in the city’s
ongoing struggle with violent crime.
Detectives and crime scene investigators immediately began processing the area, scouring the ground for evidence and canvassing for potential witnesses who might have seen or heard the events leading up to the shooting. The location, situated in an industrial section of the city near the state line, became the focus of a homicide investigation as authorities sought to piece together the circumstances of Henton's death. The killing was recorded as the 110th homicide in the Kansas City metropolitan area for that year, contributing to a particularly deadly period for the region.
Despite the initial flurry of police activity and the collection of evidence, no immediate arrests were made in connection with the case. Authorities appealed to the public for assistance, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that could lead to the apprehension of those responsible. As of the available reports following the incident, the investigation remained active with no specific suspect publicly identified or charged, leaving the case as one of many unsolved violent crimes from that year.
