Kunta Kinte Riddick, a 40-year-old man from Boynton Beach, Florida, was fatally shot on November 29, 2017. The killing followed a violent sequence of events that began months earlier. On September 4, 2017, Kunta and his twin brother Kelcey Riddick were involved in a confrontation at the MLK Quick Stop in Boynton Beach with 35-year-old Derrick Barber over a woman both men had been romantically involved with. During that altercation Kelcey fatally shot Derrick Barber and was arrested on first-degree murder charges.

Days after Barber’s death, Kunta was arrested on drug-trafficking charges stemming from a prior investigation. On November 29 Kunta was visiting Cynthia Ballard’s home when he was shot by Samuel Bo Barber III, Derrick Barber’s half-brother. Barber said he acted in self-defense after Kunta allegedly attacked him with a piece of wood embedded with nails. Charges against Samuel Barber were dismissed on June 22, 2018, after Circuit Judge Laura Johnson granted a self-defense motion.

Did anyone in Boynton Beach witness the events at Cynthia Ballard’s home or have additional information about the November 29 shooting?