Eric Verner, 51, was fatally shot just before 11:30 p.m. on May 5, 2022, in the 8300 block of East Gregory Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Police found him in front of a residence with apparent gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and died shortly afterward. The Kansas City Police Department classified the death as a homicide and listed it as the city’s 53rd homicide of the year.

Verner was known to family and friends as Big E or Uncle E and is described as a father, stepfather, brother, uncle, grandfather, and life partner. His family set up a GoFundMe to help with cremation costs and appealed to the community for support. Authorities had not released suspect information and offered a reward for tips that could lead to an arrest.

What can readers who knew Eric or who were in that neighborhood on May 5, 2022, add to the timeline or circumstances of the shooting?