On the afternoon of July 10, 2019, 62-year-old Dennis Edwards was shot and killed inside his family’s business, Edwards Original Corner Market & Deli, at 81 North Mill Street in Kansas City, Kansas. Edwards had reopened the shop to serve the neighborhood and was known for helping people who couldn’t pay. The shooting began after a domestic dispute spilled into the market when a man followed his girlfriend, 42-year-old Lachell Day, into the store and opened fire. Edwards intervened and was fatally shot while trying to protect his customer and the business.

Police arrived about 3 p.m. and encountered the shooter, who pointed a handgun at officers and barricaded himself inside the market, prompting a two-hour standoff that ended when SWAT entered and took the man into custody; officers reported he had been shot during the confrontation. Inside the store, Edwards was found deceased; Day was critically wounded and was transported to a hospital where she later died. The family decided to permanently close the market after the shooting.

Did anyone in the community know Edwards, Day, or details about their routines that might help clarify what happened that afternoon?