On the evening of August 2, 2019, Erin Langhofer, 25, was attending the First Friday art walk in the Crossroads District of Kansas City with her boyfriend and friends when a disturbance nearby turned deadly. A fight between groups of young men escalated and one person produced a handgun, firing nine shots into the crowded street around 10:00 p.m. A stray bullet struck Langhofer in the head as she stood near food trucks; she was taken to a hospital and later died of her injuries.

Officers already in the area chased three males fleeing the scene. An 18-year-old, Deon’te Copkney, dropped a 9mm handgun and surrendered; ballistic testing linked that gun to the shell casings at the scene. Copkney admitted to firing into the crowd after being knocked down during the altercation and said he was aiming at the person who struck him.

Prosecutors charged Copkney with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action; he later pleaded guilty and was sentenced. Does anyone have information about what led to the fight that night or witnessed the moments before the shooting?