Kansas City, Mo. ? A man who intervened when another man was being beaten was shot to death, the second time in a month that a Kansas City-area man died after trying to help a crime victim.

Although local television stations repeatedly aired a home video Friday that captured the death of Selvin Cano, police said they received little information about the shooting – not even from the man Cano helped.

Cano was killed Tuesday, his 26th birthday, after he ran into a crowd watching as at least four men stomped and beat another man who was on the ground.

Cano’s death follows that of John U, a 29-year-old video editor from Overland Park, who died June 8 from injuries he suffered May 20 when he went to the aid of a woman who had her purse snatched.

One of Cano’s friends videotaped the shooting and turned the tape over to police. The black-and-white video shows a crowd of more than a dozen people watching early Tuesday as a man is beaten and kicked.

Police said two or more groups had gathered in the area for Fourth of July activities. Cano was not part of the crowd watching the beating and is not in the picture when the video begins.

Cano is suddenly seen moving in the middle of the group, hitting one of the men. He then takes off his belt and begins swinging it. One of the men in the group backs up a few steps, pulls out a gun and fires a shot, hitting Cano.

A scream is heard and those in the crowd take off running. Cano is then seen moving around cars and holding his stomach. The Honduras native died a few hours later at a hospital. Although only one shot is seen on the video, police said Cano was shot three times.

Detective Everett Babcock said in a telephone interview Friday that Cano’s friends said he did not know the man who was being beaten but thought it “wasn’t fair” that four people were taking on one man, so he went to help.

Police identified as many people in the video as possible and spoke to some witnesses, but they had little new information on Friday, including what prompted the original beating.

“We are very disappointed in the turnout, considering how many people were there,” Babcock said. “We’ve had a very limited response.”

Babcock was especially critical of the man Cano tried to help.

Babcock said witnesses told police that after the shots were fired, the man stood up, went nearby and watched briefly before leaving. He did not know how badly the man was hurt.

“It would be nice if the guy came forward,” he said. “He didn’t stick around, and we haven’t heard from him.”

Other than the good Samaritan element, Cano’s death has little in common with U’s.

U was injured while trying to help Ruth Peck, 60, when she screamed after a man took her purse in a suburban shopping area’s parking lot. U ran after the thief and reached inside the car to try and grab the purse.

The driver sped away, but U held on and was dragged until the car hit a building, pinning U between it and the car.

Before and after he died of severe internal injuries, U was frequently praised in the local media.

Peck visited him often at the hospital and became a family friend. Strangers donated thousands of dollars to help U’s wife and their unborn baby.

Brad Joseph Jones, 26, has charged with felony murder in U’s death.