In a moment of sudden violence on a late January morning in Independence, Missouri, 38-year-old Timothy A. Phillips was shot and killed. The incident, which unfolded just before 10:30 a.m. on January 13, 2022, took place in the 300 block of North Leslie Avenue. Phillips was seated in his vehicle when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside. An argument erupted between Phillips and another man, escalating a recent dispute that had already been brewing.
A witness to the tragic event, who had ju
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