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Skylar Needham was 30 when he was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle at Matney Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on the morning of August 15, 2021. He had been playing Pokémon Go in the park near Shawnee Drive and South 39th Street when multiple gunshots — some neighbors reported as many as sixteen — rang out. Police found Needham in his car with several gunshot wounds. He was a father of two young daughters.

Investigators focused on a group of people suspected in the attack. Five individuals, three men and two women aged 19 to 22, were initially taken into custody; three were later released as the probe continued. Authorities pursued leads across Kansas and Missouri and sought additional suspects. After an extended search, a primary suspect, David Lamont Young III, was arrested in Cleveland in late April 2022 and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and firearms charges; he was sentenced in August 2022.

Family and law enforcement have stated they believe more than one person was involved and that the investigation remains active. Did anyone in the area see suspicious activity at Matney Park that morning or know anyone connected to that group?