West Plains man dead in alleged murder-suicide

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP)   A Howell County resident was identified as one of two men found dead at a western Missouri convenience store. Authorities are investigating the incident as an apparent murder-suicide.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that a news release from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the Port convenience store in Osceola at 7:20 a.m. Friday for a report of shots fired. The men found dead were identified as 77-year-old Charles Sander of West Plains and 35-year-old Lance Kilgore of Nixa.

Authorities didn’t say which man is believed to the shooter. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office says the Missouri State Highway Patrol will investigate the shooting.

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