Man arrested after gunshot victim found in Boonville

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Police and deputies have arrested a suspect after a man drove himself from Howard County to Boonville.

Boonville police found the victim sitting in a car bleeding with a gunshot wound and Main Street, according to a news release. The shooting happened in Howard County, the release says. Boonville police and Cooper County deputies arrested a suspect at about 1 p.m. in the Haller Street area.

The Howard County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News that Johntelle Millens, 39, is accused in the shooting. He is being held at the Howard County Jail without bond. Charges have not appeared on Casenet, though jail records indicate he is accused of first-degree assault, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.

The Sheriff’s Office said the shooting occurred across the bridge at Highway 40 and 87. The victim was flown to the hospital after he drove himself across the bridge and was found by first responders.

Police say the shooting was not random.

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