On January 8, 2018, 20-year-old Ky Elliott Jones Jr. died after being shot during a confrontation at a home in the 1500 block of West Merton in Wichita, Kansas. Jones and a 20-year-old companion, Jeremy R. Burdine, went to the residence of 18-year-old Skyler David Ryce over an ongoing property dispute. Reports say Jones and Burdine attempted to force their way into the house; Ryce fired through the door and both men were struck. Jones was shot in the back, arms, and legs; Burdine was shot in the chest. Both were taken to hospital and later died.

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the evidence and concluded Ryce’s actions were lawful self-defense under Kansas’ stand your ground law, and he was not charged in the shootings. Police did, however, recover stolen property in Ryce’s home and arrested him on separate burglary and criminal restraint charges. Few details are available about the property that sparked the dispute or the circumstances that led to the attempt to enter the house. Did anyone on Merton Street see Jones, Burdine, or Ryce around January 8, 2018, or have information about the dispute that preceded the shooting?