By Associated Press - Tuesday, July 21, 2020

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - An investigation has begun after a 21-year-old southeast Missouri man was fatally shot.

The shooting happened in Cape Girardeau. Police were called at 12:30 a.m. Monday and found the victim, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The victim’s name has not been released.

The Southeast Missourian reports that the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad was activated to investigate.



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