On April 17, 2016, a dispute near a basketball court in Sikeston, Missouri, escalated into gunfire that fatally struck 31-year-old James Jay Harris. The confrontation involved groups of people and prompted an immediate law enforcement investigation into who fired the fatal shots.

Investigators identified suspects they believed were connected to the violence. Orlando Sheron Jr., a Sikeston resident, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Another man, Jeterrence Harris, later pleaded guilty in July 2016 to unlawful use of a weapon and admitted involvement in the events surrounding James Harris’s death.

Sheron’s case went to trial in Cape Girardeau. Prosecutors sought to prove he was the shooter, while the defense argued the evidence did not conclusively identify him. On October 18, 2019, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, acquitting Sheron of the murder charge for lack of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Did anyone in Sikeston or who knew James have information about the dispute that led to that shooting?