Two dead after argument erupts into gunfire at south Kansas City home
Update: Police on Friday identified the victims as 36-year-old Adriane D. Stanley and 35-year-old Demetrius Davis.
A man and woman are dead after an argument erupted into gunfire Wednesday in the Fairlane neighborhood of south Kansas City, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 9600 block of Freemont Avenue, said Sgt. Phil DiMartino with the Kansas City Police Department.
Once officers arrived, they were directed to the driveway of a home in the neighborhood where they found a man and a woman who had been shot, DiMartino said.
While initiating life-saving measures, officers requested that emergency medical services respond. The medical crew pronounced both of the victims dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed that an argument involving several people escalated into a physical altercation. DiMartino said gunshots were fired, striking the victims.
The killings are being investigated as a homicide, DiMartino said. No one was in custody, and no suspect information was released.
Detectives and crime scene investigators collected evidence and searched the area for witnesses and surveillance video.
Homicides in Kansas City
The killings are Kansas City’s 66th and 67th homicides of the year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. That compares to 60 homicides reported by this time last year.
This year’s homicides are slightly trailing the city’s deadliest year in 2023, when there were 185 killings in the city. By May 28 that year, there were 71 homicides.
Detectives ask anyone with any information about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS (8744). Information submitted anonymously to the hotline can earn a reward of up to $25,000.
Witnesses can also contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043.
This story was originally published May 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM.
