Southwest Missouri man charged in shooting death in Seymour

Published March 11, 2022 12:02 PM

SEYMOUR, Mo. (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.

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