On July 28, 2015, 54-year-old Michel Ziade was shot and killed outside the University of Kansas Hospital after a workplace dispute. Ziade and his wife owned First Class Medical Transportation Inc., a non-emergency medical transport company. The conflict began earlier that day during a work argument with employee Willie E. Parker; witnesses say Parker beat Ziade before a coworker intervened. Parker then retrieved a handgun from his vehicle, followed Ziade into a parking garage, and shot him.

Authorities identified Parker as the suspect and located him several days later after a tip sent police and FBI agents to a Kansas City house. A five-hour standoff ended when negotiators secured Parker’s surrender; Ziade’s widow, Kristin Ziade, confronted Parker as he was taken into custody. Parker was charged with first-degree murder, later convicted by a Wyandotte County jury and sentenced to life with parole eligibility after 50 years. If anyone knew Michel Ziade, his family, or witnessed the events that day, please share what you know.