Patrick Miller was 18 and from Bonner Springs when he was killed in Overland Park, Kansas, during a violent encounter tied to a planned firearm sale on the evening of January 25, 2020. Miller had told others he intended to rob the sellers. He and a friend arrived armed in the 7800 block of Marty Street. According to reports, Miller struck one of the sellers, a friend of 17-year-old Joseph Decelles, and a physical fight broke out. The struggle continued over a balcony and down to the ground below, where Decelles, then 17, fired a gun and Miller was shot.

Officers found Miller with a gunshot wound and moved him to the parking lot for medical attention; he was later pronounced dead at the scene. He also suffered a broken neck and a severed spinal cord, though it is unclear whether those injuries resulted from the fall from the balcony or the fall after he was shot. Decelles, initially sought as a suspect described as a white male in his late teens, was charged in connection with Miller’s death and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Anyone with information about the case or who knew Patrick is asked to come forward.