KANSAS CITY (AP) — A Kansas man has been charged with second-degree murder after a confrontation at a gas station that started when the suspect looked at the victim in a strange way, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Isaac Knighten, 40, Kansas City, Kansas, was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful possession of a firearm and two counts of armed criminal action in the death of Jayvon McCray, 28, on Sunday at a gas station in Kansas City, Missouri, the Jackson County Prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.
Knighten was with his girlfriend and five young children when the two men exchanged words after Knighten looked at McCray in a strange way, according to McCray's girlfriend.
The argument continued inside the store and several people tried to intervene. Both men were armed, according to court records.
One of the men who tried to intervene was holding Knighten's 3-year-old son during the argument. The other children fled on foot to a relative's home.
Knighten said he shot McCray when it seemed like McCray was reaching for his gun, according to court records. He said he had never seen McCray before the confrontation.