Donovan Lavell Smith was 26 when he was shot dead on October 28, 2017, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He had been in town for a relative’s funeral and was standing outside a residence near 724 North 23rd Street when a vehicle pulled up and a passenger fired a handgun. Smith was struck by at least one bullet, tried to flee, but died shortly after the attack.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Khaury El-Amin as the primary suspect and tied the shooting to a financial dispute. Testimony reported that Smith had borrowed $300 from El-Amin to pay for a daughter’s birthday party and had not repaid the loan, and that the unresolved debt led to the confrontation when El-Amin spotted Smith outside the home.

Does anyone who knew Donovan or who was in that neighborhood on October 28, 2017, have information that could shed light on what happened?