KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cass County Sheriff’s office says one person is in custody in connection to the homicide of a 65-year-old man Sunday night.
A spokesperson said deputies were called around 7:30 p.m. Sunday to Lakeview Drive in rural Freeman and Lake Annette, Missouri, on a reported shooting.
When they arrived, they located a man who appeared to be performing life-saving measures on a shooting victim.
The victim, later identified as Edward Demoussett, was declared dead on the scene by emergency medical personnel.
It wasn’t clear if the person who deputies saw performing life-saving measures was the same person that was taken into custody.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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