In the early morning hours of December 28, 2017, a domestic disturbance at a home in the 1400 block of Osage Street in Independence, Missouri, ended with the death of 50-year-old Teddis ’Teddy’ Burns-El. The incident began at about 3 a.m. when 26-year-old William M. Miller-Kirkland arrived at the residence he shared with his mother and her fiancé, Burns-El, and an argument broke out.

Miller-Kirkland’s mother told police her son was yelling at Burns-El while holding a gun; she attempted to disarm him. Miller-Kirkland fired, striking Burns-El in the arm. After Burns-El fell, Miller-Kirkland stood over him and fired multiple additional shots. Investigators recovered 14 spent shell casings inside the home. Burns-El was taken to Centerpoint Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A short pursuit ended when officers located Miller-Kirkland in a white SUV and took him into custody. He was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Does anyone have information about Burns-El, the household, or what led to that night’s confrontation?