On the night of March 31, 2025, a verbal dispute in Kansas City turned fatal when 52-year-old Eric Stennis was found unresponsive with significant injuries in the 3000 block of Mersington Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene. A witness told police Stennis had been with Leon J. Reese and another person near 31st Street and Mersington Avenue when an argument escalated.

Officers later encountered 55-year-old Leon J. Reese armed with a knife and standing over a witness; Reese allegedly threw the knife as officers approached and was taken into custody. The witness told detectives Reese had threatened her life if she spoke about the stabbing. Reese was charged with second-degree murder, tampering with a witness, and two counts of armed criminal action.

Does anyone have information about Eric Stennis, his movements that night, or other witnesses who were near 31st Street and Mersington Avenue?