Man faces murder charge in lawnmower dispute

Kansas City, Mo. — Prosecutors Thursday charged a man with fatally shooting a teenage boy in a dispute over a lawnmower.

Raymone D. Cunningham, 22, of Kansas City, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of of 14-year-old Cortez D. White.

White borrowed the mower from a neighbor and was shot after he returned it. Police said the argument that led to the shooting began because the owner apparently thought White had taken the mower without permission.

After the argument, White was attacked by three men who beat him, forced him down and shot him in the back with a shotgun. He died at a hospital.

More charges could be filed as the investigation continues, Jackson County Prosecuting Atty. Michael Sanders said.