In the predawn hours of May 25, 1980, Kansas City Police Officer David Joseph Inlow, 37, responded to a robbery at the KC Oil Company station at 3737 East 31st Street. A veteran with 15 years on the force, he confronted 23-year-old Dennis Keith Carter as Carter fled with more than $200. A gunfight followed; Officer Inlow was shot under each armpit outside the protection of his vest and collapsed beside his patrol car while apparently trying to radio for help. Carter was found about twenty feet away, dead and clutching stolen cash. The gas station attendant had been ordered into a restroom and was not harmed or a witness to the shooting. An accomplice, Terry Hamilton, who waited in a getaway car, later pleaded guilty in 1981 to second-degree murder for his part in the robbery and received a sentence of up to 15 years. Officer Inlow was survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters.

Did anyone who knew Officer Inlow or worked near 31st Street in 1980 see anything that evening?