Jessika Peppers, 32, a mother of two, was fatally shot inside a Kansas City home on August 25, 2017. Police found her with a gunshot wound in the 5700 block of Cambridge Avenue and she died at a hospital about two hours later. Officers arrested her ex-boyfriend, David Love, at the scene.

Love told police he had been asleep and was awakened by someone breaking into the residence; he said he grabbed a gun from under his bed and fired at a person entering his room without recognizing them. Investigators found Peppers in a hallway near the bedroom holding a hammer and a window in the home had been broken. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file charges, citing self-defense.

Peppers’ mother, Carol Peppers, disputed that outcome, saying Jessika had feared for her life and had told a friend Love would harm her. Court records showed a protection order filed by Love’s mother was active at the time and should have prohibited him from possessing a firearm. Police also asked the public to help identify a motorcyclist believed to be a witness.

Does anyone have information about the motorcycle witness or details about events that evening?