Cape Girardeau police investigate fatal shooting
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — Police responded to a report of shots fired Friday at a residence in the 1500-block of Whitener, where they found one person with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
A second victim, 22-year-old Micah Ledbetter, of Cape Girardeau, arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound and later died.
The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad was activated and identified Deandra Leeann Patterson, 27, of Cape Girardeau, as a suspect.
Patterson was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. She is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. It was found Patterson had a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Police say they are confident all suspects connected to the homicide are in custody and no further arrests are anticipated.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Cape Girardeau Police Department at 573-339-6621 or submit an anonymous tip.
