Vigil will raise awareness for nearly 300 unsolved KC homicides

Advocacy groups and police departments are working together to host a virtual vigil to raise awareness for unsolved homicides in the Kansas City metro.

TUESDAY.COVID-19 HAS CHANGEDTHE WAYS FAMILIES ANDADVOCATES OF VICTIMS INUNSOLVED HOMICIDES GETTHE WORD OUT ABOUTCASES THAT STILL AREN'TCLOSED.BUT AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKEFOUND OUT -- ONEGROUP'S MISSION WON'TBE DETERRED.Over the weekend, you willsee the faces of nearly 300people on social media..murdered in the Kansas Cityarea..

And their killers arestillwalking free.Corey's Network usually holdstheir annual vigil outside, butcovid-19 is bringing it insidetothe internet..

Where more thana dozen community partnersand law enforcement agenciesare helping.If we flood social medenough to make peopleunderstand how large thisissue is, then hopefully morepeople will take action.Every 10 minutes until Sundaynight they'll post a flier.

Someof these cases date as farback as 1970.Over the next 60 hours i hopethere's a huge ripple, that thiskind of stops people in theirtracks and lets themunderstand how difficult it isfor families to actually get theattention they need at thistime.It was... I'm sorry..It's understandably difficultforAishah Coppage to talk aboutthe murders of her 8-year-oldson Montell Ross..

And 9-year-old nephew JaydenUgwuh.They're included in the vigiltoo.It's Friday going into aSaturday and the kids wereallowed to stay up later thanusual, and that's what wasoccurring.

They were upplaying video games.My son Montell was sitting infront of the window.

The guystood at the window and shthrough the window.Detectives believe two menshot into the home on Augu13, 2016, killing both boys.Police haven't identified orarrested any suspects.This has taken a toll onCoppage's family in manyways - from moving multipletimes, to only feeling safe inan apartment above theground floor.It's a big change.

The fact thatthese people have not beenarrested.

They still have thatin their heads.Coppage hopes the virtualvigil will spark a neededchange of heart for someoneto come forward.Sarah Plake 41 action news.IF YOU KNOW OF ANUNSOLVED HOMICIDE CASEYOU'D LIKE ADDED TO THEVIGIL -- YOU CAN CONACTCOREY"S NETWORK ON