On the night of July 17, 2024, Maurice Todd Moe Harper, 53, was found shot at a Parsons, Kansas, residence and later died at Labette Health while receiving treatment. Police were called to the 2300 block of Appleton around 11 p.m. for a report of a bleeding man; officers discovered Tylor Abshere in the street with apparent gunshot or knife wounds and then located Harper at a nearby home with gunshot injuries.

A man later identified as Michael Christopher Morales, 48, emerged from behind a tree at the scene armed with a gun and admitted to the shooting; an officer persuaded him to drop the weapon, and Morales was taken into custody after attempting to flee and being Tasered. Detectives recovered nine .380 caliber shell casings from the living room of Morales’ home. Morales is charged with Murder in the 1st Degree, Attempted Murder in the 1st Degree, Aggravated Battery, and Interference with Law Enforcement, and a judge has ordered him to stand trial.

Did anyone in Parsons see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened?