Benjamin Bob Friend, 37, was fatally shot on the afternoon of October 18, 2016, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Missouri 150 in Belton, Missouri. Authorities described the incident as a possible road rage confrontation. Investigators found a loaded handgun inside the work van Friend was driving.

A man later identified as 30-year-old Tajudeen Belo Osagie of Kansas City was taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon. Osagie told police the encounter began when Friend chased his vehicle and ran him off the road; Osagie said he fired after seeing Friend point a pistol at him. Police had been looking for a small red sports coupe with black rims, tinted windows, and a loud exhaust in connection with the case.

Prosecutors reviewed the investigation but did not file murder charges, concluding there was insufficient evidence to disprove Osagie’s claim of self-defense. The final disposition of the weapons charge is not provided. Does anyone have information about the vehicles or that afternoon in Belton that could shed more light on what happened?