Joplin police probing motel shooting

Jeff Lehr, The Joplin Globe, Mo.

Feb. 15—Joplin police are investigating the shooting of a man this afternoon at a motel on Range Line Road.

Officers responded at 12:24 p.m. to a report of shots fired at the Motel 6 at 3031 S. Range Line Road, where they found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man, whose identity is being withheld at this time, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

A second man believed to have been the shooter and a handgun were located at the scene. The shooter is reported to be cooperating with police at this point in their investigation and no charges have been brought as yet.

Jeff Lehr is a reporter for The Joplin Globe.

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