On the evening of December 27, 2021, a dispute between two longtime acquaintances in Kansas City, Missouri, ended with 46-year-old Naaman Williams shot dead on the front porch of a home near 60th Street and Agnes Avenue. Witnesses told police the conflict dated to Christmas Day, when Williams allegedly used a pistol to beat William F. Betts III, a man he had known since high school. After that encounter Betts reportedly told at least one witness he intended to kill Williams.

Police say a witness identified Betts as the shooter at the scene, and officers took him into custody without incident. Betts, then 44, was charged by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office with second-degree murder and armed criminal action; prosecutors requested a cash bond of $250,000. During initial questioning Betts denied knowing Williams and said a recent fight he had been in involved a different person.

Are there readers who knew either man or who saw the events near 60th and Agnes on December 27, 2021?