20-year-old man charged with killing his mother in Missouri

Published November 14, 2021 10:17 AM

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with killing his mother in a Kansas City suburb. The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office charged Austin Little with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after he was arrested late Friday night. Liberty, Missouri police responded to reports of a man being “out of control” in a neighborhood around 11:45 p.m. Friday. When officers arrived, they found 46-year-old Jill Little, of Liberty, dead inside her home. Investigators determined she was a victim of a homicide. Austin Little was arrested several blocks away from his mother’s home in the neighborhood. Authorities say Austin Little is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.

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