Don DJ Ozbun, 42, was found fatally shot in his vehicle after a crash in the 14100 block of Merrywood Lane in Grandview, Missouri, in the early morning of October 24, 2022. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to reports of a vehicle crash and gunfire; first responders located a car that had struck a tree and Ozbun unresponsive inside. The gunshot wound was identified as the primary cause of death.

Investigators reported that the confrontation likely began when Ozbun discovered one or more people attempting to break into his vehicle and intervened. Detectives were working to establish whether the fatal shot occurred during the initial confrontation at the car or after a chase that ended with the crash. No arrests or charges had been publicly announced in the aftermath.

Anyone with information or neighborhood surveillance footage that could help identify those involved is asked to come forward.