On August 7, 2022, 18-year-old Jabari Ellis of the Kansas City area was shot during a planned firearm transaction at a gas station in the 8100 block of East 87th Street in Raytown, Missouri. Officers responded after reports of gunfire and found two young men with life-threatening injuries; one was pronounced dead at the scene and Ellis was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Investigators say the incident began when Ellis, another 18-year-old, Xaivon McKinzey, and a third associate arranged to sell an AR-15 style rifle to a buyer who withdrew $450 from an ATM inside the store. The buyer later told police the exchange turned into an attempted robbery; he says Ellis pressed a rifle into his chest, he swatted the weapon away, then drew a concealed handgun and shot McKinzey and Ellis. The buyer left, secured the weapons at home, and then turned himself in at a police station; he told investigators he acted in self-defense and was initially released without charges.

Prosecutors did file charges against the surviving member of the selling group, 18-year-old Darius Williams, accusing him of armed criminal action and attempted robbery as an alleged accomplice. A witness who drove the three teens to the store told police the group had planned to rob the buyer. Does anyone have information about the events that afternoon or about the people involved?