SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 24-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Springfield man.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that Nicholas Barnes of Lebanon was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of 39-year-old Shad Brown. Brown was killed Tuesday at his home.
Police said the suspect fled in a U-Haul truck. The truck was found Wednesday at a motel in Lebanon.
Police say Barnes was upset that his ex-girlfriend and Brown were dating.
Barnes is jailed without bond and does not yet have a listed attorney.
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