Trinton Phillips, 21, was shot and killed on June 8, 2020, while sitting in the driver’s seat of his car in the parking lot of a Price Chopper at 9717 N. Ash Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. during what investigators describe as a prearranged marijuana sale that turned into a robbery attempt. Phillips was accompanied by his girlfriend when a dark-colored sedan carrying five people pulled up next to his Kia Spectra.

One man, identified by police as 20-year-old Blade E. Elliott, got out of the sedan and entered the backseat of Phillips’ car. Police recovered 9mm shell casings, a large amount of green leafy substance and cash from the vehicle, and used surveillance footage and Phillips’ cellphone, including a last Snapchat message from a user named itstheblade, to develop leads.

An arrest was made in connection with the shooting. Does anyone have additional information about the events in that parking lot or about the people involved?