By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Police
Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville is mourning the death a student shot and killed Tuesday night in his hometown of Ferguson.
Ferguson police report finding 22-year-old Kylan Harrell with a gunshot wound late Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Fir Drive, a residential street near the Dellwood border.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports police took Harrell to a St. Louis area hospital where he was pronounced dead from his wounds. Ferguson police are asking for the public's help in the investigation.
Northwest reports Harrell was a junior organizational communication major.
Harrell served as the president of the University’s Alpha Phi Alpha chapter, was active in the Men’s Minority Organization, and was a student representative for the Black Alumni Chapter of the Northwest Alumni Association. Northwest reports he also was a former student employee in campus recreation.
Northwest says students who need counseling assistance should contact Wellness Services at 660-562-1348, or contact University Police at 660-562-1254 outside of regular business hours. Faculty and staff should call the University employee assistance program at 800-964-3577. A county counseling support line also is available to all members of the Northwest community at 888-279-8188.