On January 27, 2023, 31-year-old Mark Young was shot and killed inside a Chestnut Avenue residence in the Oak Park Northwest neighborhood of Kansas City after a dispute that reportedly began when Young was accused of hitting his girlfriend. Police responding to a shooting call at about 12:30 a.m. found Young with multiple gunshot wounds to his back and head; a woman in the living room had a gunshot wound to her arm and told investigators she had tried to shield Young.

Investigators recovered ten 9mm shell casings in the living room, an empty handgun near Young’s body, and a clothing iron; a trail of blood led from the street to the house. Two brothers, Lavert R. Bowman, 45, and Lamonte D. Bowman, 49, were identified as suspects after arriving at a hospital with injuries they said came from a fight. Prosecutors charged both men with second-degree murder and armed criminal action and set bond at $250,000. A handgun with what appeared to be blood was later found in a sewer drain near the scene.

If anyone witnessed the disturbance on Chestnut Avenue that night or has information about the altercation, please share what is known with investigators.