Suspects in Sedalia shooting indicted on murder charges after victim dies

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two suspects in a Sedalia shooting that turned deadly when the hospitalized victim died have now been indicted on murder and accessory charges.

A Pettis County grand jury last week indicted Bear Hagston of Sedalia on a first-degree murder charge. He had previously been charged with first-degree assault. Hagston still faces armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon charges. The grand jury also called for a count of felony evidence tampering for allegedly try to discourage a witness from cooperating.

A grand jury indicted Kyle Henley of Sedalia on July 30 on accessory to first-degree murder, accessory to armed criminal action, accessory to unlawful use of a weapon and felony evidence tampering.

Hagston allegedly shot a woman in the neck in the 400 block block of North Prospect Avenue in april. The victim was flown to a hospital with a gunshot wound.  A witness told investigators that Hagston and the victim had been fighting in their front yard before the shooting, court documents say.

Officials said in early June that the victim had died.

The witness saw Hagston run after the shooting and police found a partially loaded pistol magazine at the scene, court documents say. Three other men were arrested and placed on 24-hour holds for drug possession.

Additional court documents claim Henley gave Hagston the gun that was used in the shooting. The heavily redacted probable cause statement claims Henley drove Hagston to and from the scene.