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On the afternoon of January 21, 2019, 23-year-old Cameron Douglas of Kansas City, Missouri, was shot and killed on the front stoop of an apartment building in the 5300 block of Oak Leaf Drive. Officers found him collapsed after suffering gunshot wounds; investigators recovered eight shell casings near the scene. Surveillance video showed a confrontation in the parking lot between Douglas and another man, with Douglas turning to walk away, pausing, then turning back with his hands in his pockets when the shooter opened fire. The shooter continued firing as Douglas tried to flee and then left in a Chevrolet Malibu.

Police identified 21-year-old Jason K. Cook as the suspect. Shell casings from the scene were matched to a firearm found at a residence Cook visited after the shooting. Prosecutors charged Cook with second-degree murder and armed criminal action; his defense said the shooting arose from a heated argument and was self-defense. At trial in October 2021, the jury acquitted on the murder charge but convicted Cook of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. In December 2021 the judge imposed a six-year prison sentence, the maximum consecutive terms available given the verdict, and noted that without the gun the fight likely would have produced only minor injuries.

Did anyone in the area see the Chevrolet Malibu leaving the complex that afternoon or know more about what led to the dispute?