Friend: Carjacking Victim Was Great Leader

Police said a 25-year-old Raytown man was killed during a carjacking and shooting late Tuesday afternoon at Case Park near Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Witnesses told investigators that at about 5:15 p.m., they heard several gunshots and saw a red SUV speeding away.

Investigators identified the victim as Brandon C. Fauntleroy-McDowel.

Friends and relatives said Fauntleroy-McDowel had a wonderful future ahead of him.

"We've lost someone that had great things ahead of him, great things," aunt Debra Jenkins told KMBC's Peggy Breit. "The community has lost a great young man and the family, we can't even describe the loss."

Fauntleroy-McDowel worked full time at the State Street Financial Services, which is a block away from Case Park. He was also working to complete his master's degree and had plans for entering law school in the fall.

"Yesterday we were making plans for the weekend," friend Christopher Rembert said.

Rembert was president of the community service fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. Fauntleroy-McDowel was vice president.

"He was definitely a servant leader. He was supposed to be one of the greatest leaders this city has probably ever seen, and he believed in giving back to a community that had done well to him," Rembert said.

Loved ones said Fauntleroy-McDowel's accomplishments were only exceeded by his fun-loving personality.

"A great young man that was destined for great things, and you've got a family here that's hurting for no reason," Jenkins said.

Fauntleroy-McDowel's SUV is still missing. Police said they are looking for a 2002 maroon or red four-door Chevrolet Tahoe with tinted windows and 20-inch chrome wheels. The Missouri license plate number is 1CB-83L.

Anyone with information in the case can call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hot line at 816-474-TIPS.

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