Ronnie Wayne Sanford

An argument at a fast-food restaurant in Union, Missouri, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of Ronnie Wayne Sanford II. Mr. Sanford was a 49-year-old White man. The incident began on the evening of Sunday, July 30, 2023, when a dispute broke out among several people inside an Arby’s on Denmark Road around 8:15 p.m. The conflict spilled into the parking lot before the individuals involved left the area.

Sometime later, some of the people from the argument returned to the Arby’s to speak with officers from the Union Police Department about what had happened. While police were present, one of the women they were speaking with received a phone call from her husband, who told her that he had just shot someone.

The officers immediately proceeded to the location of the shooting, near the intersection of US Highway 50 and Old Highway 50 E. There, they found Ronnie Sanford, who had been shot. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police took the woman’s husband, identified as 40-year-old Antoine Frazier, also known as Antoine Brown, into custody at the scene. He was subsequently charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for his role in Mr. Sanford's death.

Following his arrest, Antoine Frazier was convicted for the shooting. A court sentenced him to serve 23 years in prison.