On August 7, 2022, 18-year-old Xaivon McKinzey was shot and killed during a firearms sale at the Phillips 66 at 8111 E. 87th Street in Raytown, Missouri. McKinzey and a friend, 18-year-old Jabari Ellis, met a buyer to sell a gun for $450. After the exchange, Ellis allegedly produced a weapon and pointed it at the buyer; the buyer then drew his own firearm and opened fire. McKinzey was pronounced dead at the scene; Ellis was taken to a hospital and later died.

The shooter turned himself in and told detectives he fired in self-defense, saying he had been held at gunpoint; police reviewed surveillance footage that reportedly captured the attempted robbery and ultimately did not charge the shooter. An accomplice, 18-year-old Darius Williams, was arrested and charged with armed criminal action and attempted robbery and held on $50,000 bond. The final legal outcome for Williams is not publicly documented.

Did anyone hear about McKinzey or Ellis in that area around August 7, 2022, or have information about the people involved?