Son killed as he 'shielded' mom from hail of bullets after brother of his ex-girlfriend attacks him with machine gun over relationship 'going sour': Police

A Missouri teen utilized an "automatic" firearm with a reddish laser to stroke distant his sister's ex-boyfriend implicit their narration "going sour," according to police. Cops accidental the unfortunate was killed arsenic helium "shielded" his mom.

Ke'Montae Phillips, 19, is charged with second-degree murder and equipped transgression enactment for the March 10 shooting successful Kansas City, according to online tribunal records.

A probable origin affidavit describes however Phillips targeted the victim, whose property has not been released, aft helium and Phillips' sister broke up. The shooting unfolded successful beforehand of the victim's mother, who spoke to constabulary astir what allegedly led up to the attack.

"Her lad had been experiencing an ongoing contented with his ex-girlfriend's member aft the unfortunate ended the narration with his ex-girlfriend," the affidavit says, noting however Phillips allegedly confronted the woman's lad astir a week anterior to the shooting portion she was walking with him.

"[Phillips] made respective statements toward her lad regarding the narration going sour with his sister," the affidavit alleges.

On March 10, the unfortunate and his ma were walking unneurotic again successful an country adjacent 55th Street and Chestnut Avenue by 71 Highway erstwhile Phillips showed up and opened occurrence connected them, according to constabulary and the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office.

The affidavit says the unfortunate met up with his parent and appeared to beryllium "scared," telling her thing to the effect of "they are pursuing me," but she told cops she "could not get a cohesive communicative regarding what helium meant," per the affidavit.

"The unfortunate had a firearm tucked into his pants," the papers notes.

"As [the ma and victim] entered the intersection … the aforesaid antheral … from the week anterior began approaching her and her lad connected foot," the affidavit recounts. "[Phillips] said thing similar 'you clutching?' to her lad and past produced a rifle-style limb with a reddish laser light. [Phillips] past began firing an automatic limb astatine her and her son."

According to police, "her lad shielded her portion they some fled connected foot," and was struck by the ensuing gunfire. The ma "began performing CPR connected her lad portion galore neighbors came extracurricular to watch/assist," the affidavit says.

At slightest 35 ammunition casings were recovered successful the country by police.

Cops study that surveillance footage from the metropolis and dashcams captured the shooting and what led up to it connected video. A sedan that Phillips was allegedly seen getting out of and into was spotted connected camera circling the country wherever the shooting happened and appeared to travel the unfortunate and his parent arsenic they were walking.

Automated licence sheet readers were allegedly utilized to way the sedan.

After arresting him, Phillips was shown photographs and screen grabs of himself captured connected video and helium denied being involved, portion saying the person successful the photograph "looked similar his twin," according to the affidavit.

"When we showed him a representation of the victim, helium stated that's the feline that got murdered anterior to detectives telling him that was the victim," the affidavit says.

Phillips was being held implicit the play connected a $250,000 cash-only bond, with a enslaved reappraisal proceeding scheduled for Wednesday. He's owed to look successful tribunal connected April 15, arsenic well, for his preliminary hearing.