Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(KCTV)A Missouri man, Allen Prince, 27, faces charges including first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of first-degree assault following a fatal shooting in a Pleasant Hill grocery store parking lot. The incident on Monday afternoon resulted in the death of Amy Coon, 45, of Strasburg, Missouri, and left a 16-year-old Price Chopper employee injured and in stable condition, marking the town's first homicide in nearly two decades. Prince is currently in critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit after turning the gun on himself, and police have been unable to interview him due to his sedated state. Authorities have not established a motive for the shooting, which appears to be random, and found no initial connection between Prince and the victims. Two armed citizens intervened shortly after the gunfire began, a move that Pleasant Hill Police Chief Tommy Wright stated may have prevented further bloodshed. In fullShooting in grocery store parking lot leaves one dead and wounds teen working his first jobThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police announce murder charge after Memorial Day grocery store shooting leaves 1 dead
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(KCTV)A Missouri man, Allen Prince, 27, faces charges including first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of first-degree assault following a fatal shooting in a Pleasant Hill grocery store parking lot. The incident on Monday afternoon resulted in the death of Amy Coon, 45, of Strasburg, Missouri, and left a 16-year-old Price Chopper employee injured and in stable condition, marking the town's first homicide in nearly two decades. Prince is currently in critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit after turning the gun on himself, and police have been unable to interview him due to his sedated state. Authorities have not established a motive for the shooting, which appears to be random, and found no initial connection between Prince and the victims. Two armed citizens intervened shortly after the gunfire began, a move that Pleasant Hill Police Chief Tommy Wright stated may have prevented further bloodshed. In fullShooting in grocery store parking lot leaves one dead and wounds teen working his first jobThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
