Raytown community shocked after deadly police shooting uncovered explosives at QuikTrip

RAYTOWN, Mo. (KCTV) – Law enforcement is investigating a police shooting that left a 32-year-old man dead dead at a gas station in Raytown.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a private security guard from QuikTrip and Kenneth Williams of Grandview became involved in an altercation at the gas station at 63rd Street and Blue Ridge Cutoff.

Williams allegedly threatened that he had explosives and weapons in his car, which was parked in the parking lot. He walked away from the scene before Raytown police arrived.

When the Kansas City Police bomb squad arrived to inspect the vehicle, Williams returned to the parking lot and walked to his car, ignoring law enforcement orders to back up.

A Raytown officer shot Williams, and the man died from his wounds. The KCPD bomb squad said it recovered explosive materials from Williams’ car, but did not elaborate on what those materials were.

Raytown residents expressed concerns about the intense situation that unfolded in their community Saturday morning.

“Well, that makes me very nervous,” said Robert Wilkerson, a resident. “It seems like you can’t go anywhere here without nothing but trouble.”

“It’s absolutely shocking,” said Niki Ford, another resident. “Not only are there local high schools nearby, high schools, but even our company that we work at being almost too close to home is kind of scary.”

It was a mix of reactions, with most people shocked and concerned about safety.

One man told KCTV5 that nothing surprises him these days.

“Everything that’s going on in this world, it’s a lot of violence here and a lot of things that we have no control over,” Terry Smith said. “We have people here who just don’t care about human lives or anything else. So no, I’m not surprised.”

These longtime Raytown residents agreed on one thing: They were grateful for the quick action of police.

“Glad the police were able to be close and take care of it,” Ford said

“I would be happy if they put a lot more police officers on the street because we absolutely need that,” Wilkerson said.

QuikTrip also released a statement to KCTV5 saying it was cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation.