On the evening of April 20, 2023, a dispute in a driveway in Raytown, Missouri, ended with 24-year-old Nehemiah Newton shot dead in the 8600 block of Stark Avenue. Neighbors reported hearing an argument followed by rapid gunfire. Police found Newton in the driveway with multiple gunshot wounds; an autopsy later showed 13 gunshot wounds, seven of them to his back.

Witnesses said a struggle had occurred among Newton, an 18-year-old named Jay’shaun D. Jones, and another person over a gun in a backpack. Witnesses reported Newton gained control of the firearm and was moving away when Jones allegedly produced another weapon and shot him. One witness identified Jones in a photo lineup, and Jones allegedly told police he shot Newton as he was walking away because he thought Newton might turn back.

Prosecutors charged Jay’shaun D. Jones with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action; he was being held in the Jackson County jail on a $75,000 cash bond as of April 2023. Does anyone who knew Nehemiah or who was in the neighborhood that night have information that could help explain what happened?