Zackery Matthews, 25, was shot during an afternoon confrontation in Kansas City, Missouri, in May 2025 and died of his wounds on May 19. Matthews had been doing construction work outside a residence near East 73rd Street and South Benton Avenue and was at the site with his girlfriend for about two hours before the incident.

According to reports, 26-year-old Zechariah Hoskins-Ellis arrived in a truck hauling a trailer of all-terrain vehicles. Matthews briefly went out to speak with him, returned inside after a rude comment, and later a verbal argument broke out when Matthews and his girlfriend left to retrieve tools. The dispute escalated when Hoskins-Ellis allegedly produced a black Glock and shot Matthews in the head. A witness said an associate of the shooter searched the ground near Matthews’s vehicle, then the parties fled. Officers found Matthews wounded around 4:14 p.m.; he was taken to a hospital and died days later. Hoskins-Ellis was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action; bond was set at $500,000.

Did anyone in the area see what led to the confrontation or the vehicles involved that afternoon?