A confrontation in the early morning hours of April 23, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri, left 23-year-old Austin Wayne Cupp dead. Police were called to the 3900 block of Denver Avenue about 3:25 a.m. after reports of a disturbance involving a weapon and gunfire. Officers found Cupp in a yard with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

Authorities say the incident began when 23-year-old MarKivius Woods arrived at a Denver Avenue residence to see his son and argued with the child’s mother, who asked him to leave. Several others, including Cupp, came to the home and the dispute moved outside. A witness reported hearing Woods tell one newcomer to get off the property, followed by gunfire. Woods told investigators Cupp lunged at him multiple times and he fired what he described as a warning shot from a long gun; four spent casings were recovered and an AK-47 with a loaded magazine was later found at a different location.

The Jackson County prosecutor charged MarKivius Woods with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with Cupp’s death. Does anyone have additional information about what happened that night or saw activity on Denver Avenue around 3:25 a.m.?