Zachery Charles Owens, 37, was shot dead on June 1, 2022, at his property on Highway B southwest of Mansfield, Missouri. A Navy veteran and barber, he confronted his uncle, Nick Owens, after the uncle reportedly arrived at Zachery’s residence without permission intending to take a trailer. The confrontation escalated and Zachery sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Deputies from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office found him deceased at the scene.

The shooting was captured on a Ring security camera and became central to investigators’ work. Nick Owens, then 57 and of Sparta, Missouri, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and held without bond. The trial took place in Phelps County in March 2025; after three days a jury convicted Nick Owens, then 60, of second-degree murder and armed criminal action and recommended prison terms to run consecutively, with a sentencing hearing set for the following month.

If anyone knew Zachery or has information about the events that night, please share what you can.