By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PoliceNorthwest 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.

NWMSU student shot and killed in hometown of Ferguson