On October 5, 2016, a Lee’s Summit home in the 800 block of Northeast Magellan Avenue was the scene of a fatal shooting. Aaron Anthony Elmore, 28, was in the bathroom about 9:40 a.m., brushing his teeth with his 2-year-old son present, when a single gunshot struck him in the back of the head. His mother, in another room, heard the shot and found her grandson running from the bathroom before discovering Aaron slumped over.

Authorities identified the shooter as Aaron’s younger brother, Lawrence E. Barr, then 24. Barr told detectives he had been handling a firearm and was “playing” with it, unaware a live round was chambered when it discharged. He reportedly told his mother the shooting was an accident, fled in his car, later said he had thrown the weapon from his vehicle, and then returned to the residence where he was taken into custody.

Jackson County prosecutors charged Barr with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. The probable cause statement emphasized recklessness and noted that Barr did not render immediate aid after the weapon fired. Does anyone have information about Aaron, Lawrence, or the events that morning?