On the afternoon of December 8, 2023, Curtis Ray Cruse, Jr., a 35-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot in St. Joseph, Missouri. The incident that led to his death began as a disturbance between Cruse and another man, 25-year-old Nathan L. Keegan, as they were driving on U.S. 36. The conflict escalated when both men pulled their vehicles into the parking lot of a Speedy's gas station located at 1310 Riverside Road.
In the parking lot, the altercation continued, culminatin
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