MUS-2026-300
Archive card
MUS-2026-300
Homicide
- Incident
- 2001
- Indexed
- Oct 17, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Laramie County Sheriff's Department
- Location
- Cheyenne WY
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
James Christopher Kamai, 25, was shot on College Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on June 21, 2001, after getting out of his car to confront another driver. His two young children were in the car and were not injured. He died of a gunshot wound to the heart, per the Laramie County Coroner. Tips continue to come in periodically, but no one has been identified as the shooter, and the case remains unsolved.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- June 21, 2001
Kamai was shot around 8 a.m. on College Drive in Cheyenne.
- June 2001
He was driving a Chevrolet Celebrity taking his children to a babysitter, and died of a gunshot wound to the heart, per the Laramie County Coroner.
- After 2001
Tips continue to come in periodically, but the killer still has yet to be identified.
Key people
The people in the file.
25, of Cheyenne. Shot on College Drive on June 21, 2001, after getting out of his car to confront another driver. His two young children were in the car and were not injured.
Sister of James Christopher Kamai, of Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Investigating agency
Where tips go.
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