2 dead, 2 hospitalized in SE Mo. shootings

FAIRDEALING, Mo. -- Two people are dead and two others hospitalized after what authorities are calling a murder-suicide in Ripley County.

Ripley County Sheriff Ron Barnett said the deaths happened Saturday night in a rural home near Fairdealing.

Barnett said a couple argued when a woman wanted to leave their home, and the woman's family came to help her move out. He said 23-year-old Colton Turner shot and killed his girlfriend's father, Dean McColley Sr. He also stabbed his girlfriend's mother and brother before killing himself.

KFVS reported one stabbing victim was sent to an area hospital, while the other was flown to Memphis, Tenn., for treatment.

The incident is still under investigation.

Pertinent address:

Fairdealing, Mo.