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A routine morning commute in Kansas City became deadly on November 12, 2014, when 45-year-old Jai T. Scott was shot near City Hall at 11th and Oak. Scott had just dropped his wife at her job in the city’s business license office when an argument with another man escalated into a physical altercation after the other man reportedly kicked Scott’s car. Surveillance footage from a metro bus shows the other man producing a handgun and shooting Scott as he walked south on Oak Street.

Officers nearby heard the gunfire and responded; some administered first aid while others pursued and apprehended the suspect. Scott was taken to a hospital and died during surgery. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged 24-year-old Rickey C. Battee with second-degree murder and armed criminal action and sought a $250,000 bond. Scott is described as a husband and an employee of the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw activity around 11th and Oak that morning, can you share what you remember?