Austin Jamel Maurice Davis, 26, was shot inside the Xpress Mart at 7033 Prospect Avenue in Kansas City on April 5, 2024 and died of his injuries on April 6. According to witness accounts and civil filings, a verbal dispute began after Davis entered the store to purchase items. That argument allegedly escalated when an employee demanded Davis leave and threw unopened cans at him. A second employee reportedly produced a handgun and passed it to the first employee, who fired one shot that struck Davis in the abdomen.

Davis managed to leave the store and collapsed at the gas pumps; he was taken to a hospital but died overnight. Officers detained a person of interest at the scene, but the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file criminal charges, citing Missouri’s castle doctrine and stand your ground laws and concluding the shooter had the right to use force in self-defense at the business.

If anyone saw what happened inside or outside the store that day, or has information about the confrontation, please share what is known.