Investigation underway in southwest Missouri shooting
SARCOXIE, Mo. — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in Sarcoxie.
Around 1:30 yesterday afternoon, Sarcoxie Police and Jasper County Deputies responded to a report about a person with a gunshot wound at a residence on 12th Street.
That’s where they found Bryan Jones, 39, of Sarcoxie suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say he was shot once in the stomach with a handgun. Jones was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say they have identified the shooter and that person is cooperating with law enforcement. Officers say the shooting appears to be self-defense and the shooter has not been arrested.
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