Mario Anthony Batrez, 30, and his 23-year-old brother Adonis Knight were fatally shot at their Independence, Missouri, home on the evening of October 29, 2023. Police responded about 8:30 p.m. to a 911 call from the brothers’ mother, who reported that her husband had shot the two men. Officers found both victims dead in the kitchen with multiple gunshot wounds.

The suspect at the scene was identified as 40-year-old stepfather Terrill S. Anderson, who was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action. Court documents say surveillance video captured altercations between Anderson and the brothers in the sub-basement and near the garage, and that the footage showed Anderson firing shots in the kitchen and shooting the men as they lay on the floor. Anderson has claimed self-defense, alleging one victim had a knife and the other a gun, but the video reportedly shows neither brother was armed. Three of Anderson’s biological children were upstairs and did not witness the shootings. Mario Batrez is described as a devoted father of two.

Does anyone have information about the family, the residence on East 50th Terrace Drive South, or the events that evening that could help clarify what happened?