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Man charged in shooting death in Atchison

Posted at 5:34 AM, Sep 18, 2015
and last updated 2015-09-18 06:34:25-04

A Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting outside an Atchison, Kansas, convenience store.

Nineteen-year-old Terell Dixon of Clinton, Missouri, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder.

Prosecutors say he shot 24-year-old Winston Dowling of Atchison, Kansas, Wednesday at the convenience store.

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Dixon is being held in the Henry County, Missouri, where he was arrested after the shooting. He refused to waive extradition earlier this week.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports Atchison County Prosecuting Attorney Gerald Kuckelman Jr. said the extradition process could take four to six weeks.

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