Kansas City police identify two women killed in nightclub shooting early Sunday
As detectives continue to investigate a deadly shooting at a Kansas City nightclub early Sunday morning, police have identified the two women who were killed.
Two others were injured, including one who was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Another was listed in critical condition Sunday evening.
The two women killed inside the Status Nightclub, 2801 Southwest Blvd, have been identified as Eboni Silas, 29, and Tishauna Ballard, 24.
“As the investigation progresses it is still believed the shooting occurred inside the business,” said Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. “So anyone who may have been there that has not talked to police yet is urged to contact detectives or the TIPS Hotline anonymously.”
People can contact homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Tips submitted anonymously to the hotline may be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000.
Preliminary information, according to police, shows that the victims were inside the business when there was an interaction with “one or more suspects that escalated and led to shots being fired,” police said in a news release Sunday.
No suspect has been taken into custody at this time.
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies were working off duty in the area of 28th Street and Southwest Boulevard around 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire inside a nearby nightclub, which was later identified as Status Nightclub.
At the same time, 911 received calls about a shooting from inside the building, according to Becchina.
When officers arrived, they were led inside the nightclub where they located three women who had been shot. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the second woman died at the hospital, police said in the release.
While officers were still at the scene, they were notified of a fourth victim, a man who had been transported to the hospital by a private vehicle, police said. That shooting victim is the one who was in critical condition Sunday evening.
The Star’s Noelle Alviz-Gransee contributed reporting.
This story was originally published February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM with the headline "Kansas City police identify two women killed in nightclub shooting early Sunday."
