KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who served time for murder is accused in another killing in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Mark Sellars, 43, with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Sellars allegedly shot and killed Elijah Flores at about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday inside a house in the 700 block of Ditman Avenue.
Officers found Flores dead in a vacant lot a short distance from the house.
Flores had helped Sellars look for his stolen truck, but the pair got into an argument in the house, according to court documents.
A witness told police Sellars pulled a gun from a hoodie and shot Flores in the back.
Sellars also shot two more times, according to the court document.
Police found and arrested Sellars the next day in Indpendence with a cardboard box that contained methamphetamine.
Detectives tried to interview Sellars, but he appeared to be under the influence of narcotics.
A court document states Sellars served time for second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges.
He was released from prison after serving 11 years.
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