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On May 20, 2007, Kansas City lost a young man eager to pursue a career in law enforcement.

Chris Bartholomew, his mother said, was a "mama's boy" his mother's only boy.

An adventurous, competitive, protective and loyal friend, Bartholomew spent his last moments trying to help his friends until he was shot and killed by a stray bullet.

He was murdered in Westport, on the corner of West 39th Street and Broadway Boulevard.

The case remains unsolved.

As his family prepares for an upcoming 40th birthday celebration for Chris, they continue to remember him and the life he wasn't able to experience.

KSHB 41 has been covering the case since the day he was killed. Through the years, we've attended fundraisers, memorials, and shared the family's pleas for the

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