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On the afternoon of October 2, 2021, three people were shot dead in a residential neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Johnnai S. Owens, 23, and two companions, Devon Key, 24, and Kanen Wheaton, 24, were found unresponsive near 27th Street and Spruce Avenue just before 4 p.m. and were pronounced dead shortly afterward. Police described the incident as a targeted attack after witnesses said a black Chevrolet Traverse pulled up and its occupants opened fire; surveillance footage captured the vehicle and its Missouri plate.

Investigators tracked the Traverse to a driveway and surveilled the home, leading to the arrest of Lucas Baker. Baker was found with the vehicle keys and later admitted to driving the Traverse and shooting at the victims’ legs, implicating Joshua Bell. A video recovered from Bell’s phone filmed from the passenger seat showed a person holding an AR-15 style rifle and a visible dice tattoo on the left forearm; Bell was seen to have the same tattoo during interview and was arrested on October 8, 2021. Both Baker and Bell were charged in connection with the triple homicide.

Did anyone in the Kansas City area recognize the Traverse, the tattoo, or have information about the events that afternoon?