Family members said a Kansas City man died while shielding his grandchildren and great-grandchildren during a drive-by shooting.Now, the daughter of Gary Cutchlow Jr. is asking the public for help finding his killer.“My dad was 62 years old. He still had half his life to live,” said his daughter, Chiquita Wash.Bullet holes riddle Cutchlow’s house on South Benton Avenue.“One up the window. Others went upstairs through the window,” said Wash.She said her father was outside hugging his grandchildren and great-grandchildren when someone drove by and opened fire.“His life was taken because he was trying to, he was saving the other people,” Wash said.She said there’s no doubt that her dad saved those children Monday. She said she’s left thinking about all the things she’ll miss.“Going fishing, having barbecues, having a fish fry. He was the life of the party. I’m going to miss all that,” she said. “I just want justice for my dad and it’s going to happen one way or another.”Another man was also injured during the shooting. He was treated at a hospital and released.Anyone with information that can help police is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Family members said a Kansas City man died while shielding his grandchildren and great-grandchildren during a drive-by shooting.



Now, the daughter of Gary Cutchlow Jr. is asking the public for help finding his killer.




“My dad was 62 years old. He still had half his life to live,” said his daughter, Chiquita Wash.



Bullet holes riddle Cutchlow’s house on South Benton Avenue.



“One up the window. Others went upstairs through the window,” said Wash.



She said her father was outside hugging his grandchildren and great-grandchildren when someone drove by and opened fire.



“His life was taken because he was trying to, he was saving the other people,” Wash said.



She said there’s no doubt that her dad saved those children Monday. She said she’s left thinking about all the things she’ll miss.



“Going fishing, having barbecues, having a fish fry. He was the life of the party. I’m going to miss all that,” she said. “I just want justice for my dad and it’s going to happen one way or another.”



Another man was also injured during the shooting. He was treated at a hospital and released.



Anyone with information that can help police is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.