Moberly man accused of murder to be in court Monday

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The man accused of shooting a 23-year-old woman is set to make his first court appearance in the Randolph County Courthouse Monday afternoon.

Prosecutors charged David Kip Heyde, 68, with second-degree murder on Thursday after allegedly shooting Bailey Scott on July 6.

Court documents state that Moberly Police received a report of shots fired around 7:30 p.m. in the 900 block of East Logan Street on Sunday from Heyde.

Investigators said in court documents that Heyde told police he saw an unknown woman walking on the street a few hours before the shooting. He told troopers he saw her approach his house, but left. She later returned, Heyde allegedly told troopers, and he went to the porch with a .32-caliber Kel Tec handgun behind his back.

Heyde said he walked out the door and spoke with the woman, later identified by first responders as Scott, and described her as agitated and talking about him feeding and trying to kill birds outside his home, the probable cause statement says. Court documents state he told the investigators that he told her to leave and used his other hand without the gun to gesture for her to leave.

Heyde allegedly told troopers that Scott slapped him on the left side of his face and that he reacted by firing his gun twice at her. Investigators wrote that they did not see any marks of bruising or swelling on his face where he said he was hit. Scott did not have any signs of trauma or injury to her hands.

Heyde will be in the Randolph County courtroom at 1:30 p.m. Monday in front of Judge Garreth Cooksey.