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On March 2, 2020, 19-year-old Abdu Wana of Kansas City, Kansas, was shot and killed near an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Forest Court after a meeting that began as a marijuana deal arranged via Snapchat. Authorities say Julian Frank, 19, contacted Andrew Manakul to buy marijuana; Manakul and 20-year-old Ethan Ridings drove to the meeting and Frank rode in the backseat. Wana approached the car armed with a gun, which prosecutors allege was an attempted robbery. Ridings then drew a handgun and shot Wana; a struggle with Frank followed and Ridings fatally shot Frank as well. Manakul and Ridings left the scene; Manakul surrendered to Overland Park police the next day.

Both Manakul and Ridings were arrested. Manakul pleaded guilty to two felony counts of voluntary manslaughter and received probation in January 2021. Ridings was originally charged with two counts of first-degree murder, later pleaded to two counts of second-degree murder, and was sentenced in March 2021 to more than 13 years in prison for the deaths of Wana and Frank.

Did anyone in the Kansas City area see or hear anything related to the March 2 meeting or the movements of the car involved?