KeMari Childress, 17, was shot and killed in the CVS parking lot in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on the afternoon of February 27, 2024. A recent Central Academy High School graduate who worked as a pharmacy technician and hoped to become a licensed pharmacist, she was seen arguing with three people in a red car, including her 20-year-old ex-boyfriend Tre’marion Jones, before Jones exited the vehicle and opened fire. Surveillance footage reportedly shows KeMari trying to flee before being struck. A 53-year-old construction worker at a nearby site was also shot in the hip; his injuries were not life-threatening. KeMari was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Police located a vehicle connected to the case that evening; after a brief chase three occupants fled on foot and were arrested: Tre’marion Jones, 20-year-old Jamius Smith, and 21-year-old Yonique Kane. Investigators say Kane returned to the scene about 10 minutes after the shooting and retrieved a cell phone that belonged to Jones. Jones was charged with first-degree murder, multiple counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assault, and resisting arrest. Smith faces hindering prosecution and resisting a lawful stop; Kane faces tampering with physical evidence. All three were held without bond and Jones pleaded not guilty at his first court appearances.

Does anyone have information about KeMari’s last day at work or the events leading up to the confrontation in the parking lot?