Cortez Williams shot in the head and killed the night of his high school graduation

Cortez Williams graduated from Paseo Academy on Sunday. Someone snuffed out his life just a couple of hours after the ceremony. Williams was found shot in the head inside a vehicle in the 4900 block of East 40th Terrace around 8:27 p.m.

Witnesses saw Williams driving southbound when another vehicle approached and opened fire on Williams, who crashed into a concrete barrier. He died Thursday. The 18-year-old’s slaying is the 35th in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011.