On September 2, 2014, a home invasion in a Kansas City, Missouri cul-de-sac ended in a violent spree that ultimately left five people dead. Elderly couple Anna Mae Selle Taylor, 86, and her husband were attacked in their basement; Anna Mae, known as Ann, made a 911 call reporting a man with a shotgun. Both husband and wife survived the initial assault but died in hospital on September 9, 2014, hours apart.

The assailant, identified as Brandon Howell, stole the Taylors’ SUV and, while fleeing, encountered neighbors who had come out to investigate. He fatally shot Susan Choucroun, Lorene Hurst and her son Darrel Hurst, bringing the death toll to five. Howell was arrested later that day along Interstate 29 carrying a loaded shotgun and the stolen vehicle was recovered nearby. He was charged with multiple counts including first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Was anyone in the neighborhood familiar with unusual activity or with a person matching the suspect’s description in the days before September 2, 2014?