On an August evening in 2020 at Garfield Park in Mexico, Missouri, a fistfight between two groups escalated into gunfire that killed 19-year-old Tornez Burton. Burton had arrived at the park with Javon Hornbeak; they encountered Jzyeshawn Palmer and Davayjion Blackwell, who intended to fight. When Palmer swung at Burton, Hornbeak pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots into the crowd. One bullet struck Burton in the back and proved fatal; Palmer and Blackwell were wounded in the legs, with Palmer taken to a hospital and Blackwell leaving the scene for his own care. Burton died at the park.

Investigators arrested Javon Hornbeak and charged him with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action. In April 2022 Hornbeak pleaded guilty and was later sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison; family members described the loss and the community impact of gun violence, while prosecutors said introducing a firearm into the fistfight was the reason the encounter became deadly.

Did anyone witness the confrontation at Garfield Park or have information about the events that night?