Fourteen-year-old Kaiden Nickless Smith was at a friend’s home on South Star Street in El Dorado, Kansas, on April 29, 2020, when he received a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Emergency responders were called with an initial report that the ninth-grade El Dorado High School student had intentionally shot himself, but investigators soon questioned that account.

At the scene the firearm had been moved after the incident and none of the other teenagers present said they had witnessed the shooting. Evidence was collected, including items handled by the other teens, yet no suspects or arrests were publicly identified as of late 2020 and investigators described the case as having no updates. Community members and online groups seeking Justice for Kaiden Smith continue to press for transparency.

If anyone was at that South Star Street residence or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.