Law Enforcement have been on the scene of a shooting that resulted in the death of an Adair County man.
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:32 a.m., Adair County 911 received a call of a possible shooting around the 1000 block of Old Montpelier Road.
Sheriff Brockman, along with deputies and Columbia Police Officers, arrived on scene to find a man with a rifle beside an out building. The suspect was directly across the road where the victim was shot and still inside the home needing medical assistance.
Sheriff Brockman, along with deputies and Columbia Police Officers, arrived on scene to find a man with a rifle beside an out building. The suspect was directly across the road where the victim was shot and still inside the home needing medical assistance.
EMS could not come on scene due to the suspect with a rifle across the street. Sheriff Brockman and Deputy Chandler Staten drove past suspect and pulled to back of house while Deputy Tweedy and Columbia Officer Trevor Foster provided cover. They went inside the residence picked up gunshot victim and packed him to sheriff police cruiser where he was placed on the back seat. He was then driven approximately a mile down the road and turned over to EMS.
Upon returning back to the scene, officers with the Sheriffs Office, Columbia Police and KSP began to approach the suspect. He was refusing to surrender and comply with verbal commands. He was brought down with a taser by the Sheriffs Office and taken into Custody.
The victim was later pronounced deceased at TJ Samson Hospital.
The suspect and investigation was turned over to KSP by the Sheriffs Office and they will release names along with additional information at a later time.
The victim was later pronounced deceased at TJ Samson Hospital.
The suspect and investigation was turned over to KSP by the Sheriffs Office and they will release names along with additional information at a later time.
