Charges filed after murder in Carthage
By Ty Albright •
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Charges are being filed after an apparent murder in Carthage, Missouri, Saturday night.
It happened around 11:30pm in the 300 block of W. Vine, when police were called to a disturbance involving a weapon.
A 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital but died from his injuries. His name has not been made public.
An investigation determined that the suspect, 19-year-old Elijah Hardee, of Joplin, had fled to Galena, Kansas.
He was arrested around 9:45am Sunday morning without incident.
The investigation continues.
