Sikeston man dies in early morning shooting

A 27-year-old Sikeston man was shot and killed early Thursday morning at a residence on the 500 block of Kendall Street.

David Jenkins

SIKESTON — The SEMO Major Case Squad has been activated to investigate the early Thursday murder of a Sikeston man.

At 12:24 a.m. Thursday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call of a subject shot in front of 507 Kendall St. in Sikeston, according to a news release from Assistant DPS Chief James McMillen. Officers responded and found a 27-year-old Sikeston man unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound to the torso. EMS responded were not able to save him from the injuries, and Scott County Coroner Scott Amick later pronounced the man dead. The victim was identified as Marcus De’Andres Price.

Price was reported to have exited his home around 12:20 a.m., and shortly after exiting, two subjects were reported to have approached him on foot and gunfire erupted, McMillen said. Price was struck in the altercation and died shortly after. The two suspects were said to have fled the scene.

“The SEMO Major Case Squad was activated and several detectives met to investigate the murder,” McMillen said. “Overnight, police interviewed numerous individuals connected to Price.”

Detectives are currently actively seeking information on this homicide, McMillen said. Law enforcement officials ask anyone with information to contact the crime stoppers hotline at (573) 471-1500 or the 24-hour communication center at (573) 471-4711. Tips can remain anonymous.