On the evening of June 22, 2025, officers in Kansas City were called to the 5400 block of Winner Road in the Sheffield neighborhood after security guards pointed them to the area behind a BP gas station. They found 18-year-old Black male Jeremiah Jones with a gunshot wound to the chest. First responders took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators recovered surveillance footage showing Jones and another man, later identified as Hajji McDonald III, loitering outside the store and confronting an unidentified man on an electric dirt bike. The video shows Jones grabbing the man’s bag and a struggle unfolding; the man drew a firearm and fired multiple shots, striking Jones. The shooter later surrendered to police on July 9 with an attorney and said he acted in self-defense while trying to escape the robbery.

Prosecutors charged Hajji McDonald III with second-degree felony murder and attempted stealing, alleging his role in the attempted theft made him criminally responsible for the death. McDonald was held at the Jackson County Detention Center. If anyone witnessed the events behind the BP on June 22 or has information about the people involved, please come forward.