1 dead, 6 hurt in shooting at Caruthersville nightclub

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A Southeast Missouri man was charged Monday in a shooting outside a nightclub that left one man dead and six others injured.

Gunfire broke out at 3:50 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Club Envy in Caruthersville.

Online court documents show Travis Ware II was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting. The records state Ware is from Caruthersville.

He’s being held without bond.

Authorities believe Ware was acquainted with the victims, but those who were shot have been reluctant to provide details, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott said.

“We’re trying to piece everything together, but apparently as they were trying to get people out of the club, someone in the parking lot fired a weapon,” Parrott said.

Police initially said two people were taken into custody, but Parrott later said one of the men was arrested on an outstanding criminal warrant unrelated to the shooting.

The club had been rented out for a private party with about 300 guests, Parrott said. Many of the guests still were present when the shooting occurred.

Six men were shot. One died at a hospital in nearby Hayti, Missouri, about seven hours after the shooting. Two people were flown to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in critical condition. Three others are in stable condition at the Hayti hospital.

Another man suffered cuts and bruises when he ran through a window or was thrown through it, Parrott said. Names of the victims were not released.

Anyone with information should call Caruthersville police at (573) 333-2121, Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office at (573) 333-4101 or the highway patrol at (573) 840-9500.