Southwest Missouri man charged in shooting death in Seymour
By Steve Scott •
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(AP) — A 23-year-old southwest Missouri man has been charged with murder after a shooting death in Seymour.
Gage Bittner, of Hartville, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder.
The Webster County Sheriff's office says a man was shot several times Wednesday at a home near Seymour.
Officials have not released the man's name or disclosed a possible motive for the shooting.
Teresa Ireland, of Seymour, has been charged with hindering the prosecution of a felony.
Investigators say she threw the murder weapon out the window of the car as the two suspects drove away.
They are being held in the Webster County jail.
