On the late afternoon of July 13, 2023, a confrontation in a Midtown Kansas City Office Depot parking lot left 47-year-old Juan Zollar dead. Zollar was a passenger in a black SUV driven by a woman; witnesses say he exited the vehicle, shouted that he had something for a nearby group and reached for a sheathed knife. The driver warned him someone in the group had a gun and Zollar reentered the SUV. As he was closing the door, multiple gunshots were fired and Zollar was struck. He was taken to a hospital and died shortly after arrival. The SUV later showed two apparent bullet holes in its windshield.

Police gathered surveillance footage from nearby businesses and recovered shell casings near the lot. Investigators identified 38-year-old Dynell R. Jones as the suspected shooter; during a July 20 interview he reportedly said he fired a friend’s gun toward Zollar to scare him because he believed Zollar threatened his girlfriend and their group. The Jackson County Prosecutor charged Jones with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm; he was held on a $250,000 cash bond.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has additional information about what happened in that parking lot, please share tips with investigators.