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Mark Allen Winner, 50, was killed by a stray bullet while inside his Kansas City, Kansas, home on the afternoon of March 31, 2021. He was watching a soccer match with his mother when an argument on the 6400 block of Farrow Avenue escalated into gunfire between two parties; a round passed through a front window and struck him. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. He is described as a lifelong Kansas City resident who enjoyed cheering for the Jayhawks, cooking, local festivals, and spending time with family.

Neighbors reported at least 10 shots were fired and said the incident left the block shaken. Investigators identified a person of interest and later arrested 51-year-old neighbor James Edward Merritt Jr., whom authorities believe was involved in the exchange of gunfire that produced the fatal stray bullet. He was charged after being located following an initial flight to Topeka.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the confrontation start or the people involved before the shooting?