Man arrested, charged in north Springfield shooting death

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A man was arrested Thursday and charged in connection to a shooting death Tuesday in north Springfield.

Prosecutors charged Nicholas Barnes in the shooting death of Shad Brown, 39. Barnes faces felony charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Officers responded to gunfire at a home in the 2200 of North Robberson around noon on Tuesday, September 1. Brown was found inside the home and died from his injuries.

According to court records, Barnes and Brown knew each other. Authorities say Brown was dating Barnes’ ex-girlfriend, which caused a dispute before the shooting.

A witness saw the suspected gunman speed away in a U-Haul that had been parked in the driveway. Detectives located the U-Haul in Lebanon, Missouri, which was later determined to be rented by Barnes, according to a court records.

Barnes was arrested Thursday morning and booked into the Greene County Jail without bond. He does not yet have a listed attorney.

The death marked the city’s 17th reported homicide in 2020. This breaks the city’s old record for most homicides in one year.

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