16-year-old Missouri boy found shot and killed, 70-year-old man arrested

Police in west central Missouri said they are investigating after a 70-year-old man fatally shot a 16-year-old boy late Sunday night.

Thomas Ribby was arrested on a first-degree murder charge and booked into the jail early Monday, according to information from the Clinton Missouri Police Department and the Henry County Sheriff's Office.

According to a press release posted on the police department's Facebook page, officers responded at 11:30 p.m. to investigate a shooting in the 400 Block of North Price Lane. The scene is in Henry County about 100 miles southwest of the state's capital of Jefferson City.

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An apparent gunshot wound to the chest

Arriving officers located a 16-year-old Clinton boy of suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest, according to the release. At the scene, police said, they took Ribby, also of Clinton, into custody.

The teenger was transported a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police did not say how the pair knew one another or release other information in the case including circumstances surrounding the shooting.

But according to multiple posts on the department's Facebook page, it appears the two were related.

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Autopsy slated for boy on Tuesday

Henry County Coroner Dain Sisk told USA TODAY the boy's autopsy is set for Tuesday.

His identification was being withheld on Monday pending notification of next of kin, Sisk said.

Shooting suspect detained on 24-hour hold

Ribby was jailed without bond on Monday on a 24-hour hold as a warrant had not yet been issued for his arrest, a Henry County Detention Center deputy said.

A Henry County Associate Court clerk also said, as of Monday afternoon, no formal charge had been filed in the case.

It was not immediately known if Ribby had obtained an attorney.

Police Chief Kevin Miller could not immediately be reached by USA TODAY.

A police spokesperson said the case remains under investigation and that the department was not releasing additional details on Monday.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior correspondent for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter @nataliealund.