KANSAS CITY—A Kansas City man faces charges for a fatal convenience store gunfight.
Timothy McClenton, 26, faces 2nd Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, according to the Jackson County Prosecutor's office.
According to court records, Kansas City police responded to a shooting near East 44th Street and Paseo Boulevard on June 10. They located the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound at the front entrance of a convenience store. He was declared deceased at a nearby hospital.
McClenton left the crime scene and called 911 outside of Central Patrol Division. The defendant and another male, Ed Gilliam, were taken into custody.
Video surveillance captured the victim at the counter of the store when the McClenton and Gilliam approached the victim about an incident that occurred earlier in the week. McClenton would not allow the victim to leave and grabbed him while brandishing a firearm.
The victim pulled away and pulled a firearm from his waistband and pointed it at the ground. McClenton raised his gun and pointed it at the victim. The victim then raises his gun, and both appear to fire shots. Gilliam, who is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm, is observed pulling a firearm during the altercation and pointing it toward the victim but does not appear to fire.
Gilliam has been charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in connection to this case.
A Jackson County judge set McClenton’s bond to $150,000 cash only and Gilliam’s bond to $10,000 cash only.