By MATT PIKE
The St. Joseph Police Department have one person in custody in connection with a fatal Sunday morning shooting at the Brittany Village Apartments
St. Joseph Police report that at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, October 18th, officers responded to the Brittany Village apartments for a report of a person in need of medical attention. The incident was later determined to be a shooting. The victim, an 18- to 20-year-old female, was located inside one of the apartments. She was transported to Mosaic Life Care with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead.
With assistance from the St. Joseph Police Department Street Crimes Unit, the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a juvenile was apprehended on Monday. No additional information about the juvenile will be released. Detectives continue to investigate the fatal shooting and are following up on leads. More information will be released when appropriate.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is encouraged to contact the St. Joseph Police Department at 816-271-4777 or submit an anonymous tip through the TIPS Hotline at 816-238-TIPS (8477).
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