By Associated Press - Monday, August 26, 2019

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another wounded in Cape Girardeau.

Police said in a news release that the shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Police say both victims were rushed to hospital, where one of them died. The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released. Police described the injuries of the surviving victim as non-life threatening.

A regional major case squad has been activated to investigate.



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