A confrontation in a Midtown Kansas City parking lot on the late afternoon of July 13, 2023, left 47-year-old Juan Zollar dead. Witnesses say Zollar had been a passenger in a vehicle that pulled up to a group in the Office Depot lot around 5:30 p.m. He reportedly exited the car, engaged in a verbal argument, and reached for a knife that stayed in its sheath while saying he had something for them. A woman with Zollar warned that someone in the group had a gun and he got back into the car. As he was closing the door, shots were fired; Zollar was hit, taken to a hospital, and later pronounced dead.

Police arrested 38-year-old Dynell Jones and charged him with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Jones allegedly told investigators he fired toward the vehicle to scare Zollar. Shell casings were recovered near the parking lot. If anyone saw what happened that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.