A birthday gathering at a large short-term rental in Overland Park, Kansas, ended in a fatal shooting in the early morning hours of March 20, 2022. Cheryl Sharell Holloman, 46, of Wichita, was shot after the group returned to the 9700 block of West 145th Terrace following an evening out. Family members first transported her to a local hospital; she was later airlifted to another medical center and died during surgery.

Witnesses at the house said they heard a gunshot and heard Holloman scream that she had been shot. According to those present, Anthony Duane Smith, 46, of Topeka, was heard claiming he had shot Holloman and saying he didn’t mean to do that; that statement was reportedly captured on a Ring video. Smith was detained as he exited the residence, arrested, and charged with second-degree murder. He was booked into the Johnson County jail on a $500,000 bond. The incident has also raised questions about use of the 5,000-square-foot home as a short-term rental when the listing prohibited parties.

Did anyone at the party or nearby see what happened around the time of the shot?