On the evening of August 19, 2022, officers were called to a residence in the 3500 block of Wayne Avenue in Kansas City after reports of a disturbance and a shooting. Inside a home they found 23-year-old Black male John Greer suffering from critical gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Witnesses described a violent confrontation that began in an empty lot up the block and escalated into a fatal ambush.

Court records and witness accounts say Greer was visiting the neighborhood when 22-year-old Davon D. Canady approached him with a group that included 21-year-old Nathaniel Carter. Canady allegedly challenged Greer to a fight and initially tried to strike him with a handgun. After Greer blocked the attack, Canady handed the gun to Carter so the two could fight. When Greer began to win, Carter is accused of firing a shot into Greer’s back; as Greer fled for safety, Canady then allegedly retrieved the weapon and shot him a second time. The suspects fled in a black Chevy Monte Carlo with altered or fake plates.

Prosecutors charged Davon D. Canady and, a week later, Nathaniel Carter with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and weapons offenses; both were held in the Jackson County jail on substantial bonds as proceedings began. Does anyone have information about Greer, the vehicle, or the events on Wayne Avenue that night?