Carter McCollum, 23, was killed on Christmas Eve 2019 after a narcotics-related meeting near 69th Terrace and Olive Street in southern Kansas City, Missouri. McCollum sat in the front passenger seat of a Toyota Prius driven by his girlfriend when a man arrived to complete an opioid transaction. Witnesses say the man first entered the back seat to conduct the exchange, then became agitated, exited the vehicle and fired through the rear passenger window. The gunfire shattered glass and struck McCollum.

McCollum’s girlfriend drove away and stopped near 72nd Street and Wabash Avenue, where she called for help. Police found McCollum near the vehicle around 11:30 p.m.; he died of his wounds. Investigators recovered multiple .45-caliber shell casings and broken glass at the scene, and cellphone activity between McCollum and a number just before the shooting helped identify a suspect.

In early January 2020 prosecutors charged 36-year-old Joseph A. Kane with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action; the victim’s girlfriend identified Kane from a photo lineup and Kane was taken into custody on January 6 outside a hotel in Overland Park, Kansas. Does anyone have information about the meeting that led to the shooting or the events at 69th and Olive that night?