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UPDATE: Coffeyville Man Arrested in Connection with Missouri Shooting

 

UPDATE

 

More details have been released on a downtown Springfield, Missouri shooting on April 25th that involved a Coffeyville man.

 

According to a probable cause statement, Thompson said it began with an altercation with a man in the club. He said to investigators he made it clear he did not want any trouble.

 

Thompson then told investigators he then noticed another man behind him. Investigators say Thompson claims he was tackled to the ground by the two men beginning the physical altercation. That is when Thompson says he fired the shots in self-defense.

 

Thompson’s first court appearance is scheduled for May 12 at 9 a.m.

 

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A Coffeyville man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that occurred outside of a downtown Springfield, Missouri nightclub.  23-year-old Jawaun Thompson was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for the shooting that left one man hospitalized with serious injuries.

 

According to statements, Thompson and two friends came to Springfield this past weekend from their home in Coffeyville to check out the nightlife.  Thompson and his friends spent the evening at the nightclub, but there was an altercation just after closing time that led to the early Sunday morning shooting.

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