On February 4, 2021, officers in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a shooting at a residence on the 8100 block of Lydia Avenue. In the basement they found 39-year-old Black male Dionte Harris fatally shot. A woman upstairs suffered critical gunshot injuries to her head, chest, and arm and was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment.

Witnesses told investigators they heard a heated argument in the basement involving the victims and a visitor just before gunfire. One witness saw a visitor running north from the house after the shots; another said the suspect admitted to shooting a man and wounding a woman. Detectives identified 38-year-old Keaire L. Martin as the primary suspect and arrested him the following day. Martin allegedly told detectives he went to the house to confront the victims about money he believed had been stolen and that his anger led to the shooting.

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Martin with second-degree murder in the death of Harris, first-degree assault for the injured woman, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm; prosecutors sought $400,000 bond. Does anyone have information about the events at the Lydia Avenue residence that night?