On April 3, 2020, 21-year-old Nikolas Lampton was fatally shot outside the Sterling 24 Apartments in the 300 block of Sundown Drive in Independence, Missouri. Lampton had driven there for a meeting arranged over Snapchat that was described as a trade of marijuana and cash in exchange for an assault rifle and a pistol.

Surveillance footage showed Lampton interacting with an individual identified by police as 18-year-old Jason A. Belshe Jr. Prosecutors say the video depicts Lampton raising his hands and turning to walk away before the first shot was fired; as Lampton tried to flee, additional shots struck him and he died at the scene. Belshe was arrested and later charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action. Belshe told detectives he fired because he feared Lampton might pull a gun, a claim prosecutors dispute based on the video. Prosecutors requested a $500,000 cash bond.

Lampton was remembered by family and community members as friendly, with interests in refurbishing homes and working on cars. Does anyone have information about the meeting that led to the shooting or about the people involved?