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2 killed, 2 injured in Kirksville

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Police say two people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Kirksville. Officers responding to calls of shots fired on Thursday found an 18-month-old child dead.
Twenty-two-year-old Braxton Cottrill was taken to a hospital in Columbia where he died.
Another woman was hospitalized in critical condition and a man was treated for gunshot wounds. Authorities have identified a suspect and continued to search for him on Friday.
The Kirksville police department said investigators believe the shootings were targeted because there were connections between the suspect and the victims.