Suspect arrested in shooting death of 22-year-old man in Carthage
According to the Carthage Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of West Vine Street on Saturday, Feb. 15 at around 11:30 p.m. for a domestic disturbance involving a weapon. At the scene, officers found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased.
Man from Missouri back home after being freed from Syrian prison
An investigation by police determined Elijah Hardee as a suspect in the incident and placed an arrest warrant for Hardee for second-degree murder, CPD states. Hardee was located in Galena, Kansas and was subsequently taken into custody.
CPD thanks the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Webb City PD, Carterville PD, Joplin PD, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Galena PD, Carthage Fire Department and METS for assisting them with the investigation.
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