On December 24, 2017, Sean A. Harris, 47, was shot multiple times — including at least once in the chest — at an apartment at 627 South Byers Avenue in Joplin, Missouri. He was taken to Freeman West Hospital and pronounced dead. Investigators say the shooting grew out of a personal dispute involving a woman who was at the apartment.

Police identified 47-year-old Artilius Jordan as the primary suspect. Probable cause statements say Jordan went to the apartment to confront Harris, believing Harris was involved with Jordan’s girlfriend. Witnesses reported that as Harris descended the stairs Jordan produced a handgun and fired. Two other men, Moses Ramsey and Joseph Czahor, were reported to have been with Jordan. After the shooting the group fled in a pickup; during the escape Jordan allegedly assaulted the woman and the gun discharged, striking Czahor in the back.

Ramsey was arrested December 26 and Jordan was arrested December 28. Both were initially charged with first-degree murder, felony assault, and armed criminal action; prosecutors later dropped the murder charge against Ramsey in exchange for his cooperation. Jordan’s case experienced delays, including a court-ordered mental evaluation, and a trial was set for early 2020. Does anyone have information about Harris, his movements that night, or witnesses who saw the confrontation?