Mansfield, MO. – A Sparta man has been arrested for murder following a shooting near Mansfield on Wednesday.
On June 1, deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a location on Highway B southwest of Mansfield for an apparent gunshot wound. Following an investigation, it was determined that Nick Owens, age 57 of Sparta, had entered the property of Zachery Owens and an altercation had begun. During the incident, Zachery Owens was shot and later succumbed to his wounds.
Nick Owens was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action and is being held in the Wright County Jail without bond.
The type of firearm that Zachery Owens was shot with has not been released at this time.
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