Anthony Paul Evans, 40, was killed in a shooting inside a Sikeston home on the evening of Sunday, November 12, 2023. Officers responding to a report at a residence in the 100 block of North Handy found Evans with a gunshot wound; he died at the scene. Court documents based on witness statements say Evans had been sitting in a recliner when a 19-year-old man identified as Dazarrion Easton arrived to buy $800 worth of marijuana, grabbed a bag from Evans’s lap, produced a firearm and shot Evans once in the back of the head before fleeing.

Investigators with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the Southeast Missouri Major Case Squad found evidence in the home indicating Evans was involved in selling marijuana and other illegal drugs. Police located Easton in nearby East Prairie and arrested him at a local home; he was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, and held in the Scott County Jail on a no-bond warrant. Evans is survived by his son Jeramiah Marshall, partner Teresa Kilmer, stepfather William McCoy, and siblings Jay, Manuel, Lionel and Christina.

Are there readers who knew Anthony, his circle in Sikeston, or who have information about the night of November 12, 2023?