TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. — A shooting near a business in the Licking area has left one man dead.
According to a Facebook post from the Texas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Licking Police officers responded to a business on CC Highway at 3:49 p.m.
The shooting killed 58-year-old Christopher Gordon of Bueulah, Mo., according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
His brother, 62-year-old James M. Gordon of Beulah, Mo. was arrested at the scene and transported to the Texas County Jail pending charges.
According to the release, a brief physical altercation occurred prior to the shooting, resulting in James shooting Cristopher in the face and chest.
The probable cause statement says after interviewing witnesses, that James was the aggressor of the altercation.
