Crue Don Ridenoure, 30, of Willow Springs, Missouri, was shot in the chest and found in the Midvale community on Highway W near Highway 17 in the early morning of October 10, 2019. A 911 call came in around 7:00 a.m.; Ridenoure was taken to Texas County Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Before he died he identified his attacker to first responders as Michael Nugent.

Investigators say witnesses saw an altercation between Ridenoure and Michael A. Nugent, 24, of Houston, Missouri, at about 6:50 a.m. Nugent had been bonded out of the county jail earlier that morning and during the ride from the jail reportedly expressed an intent to get even with Ridenoure. Officers recovered .45-caliber shell casings at the scene and learned Nugent had recently purchased a .45-caliber handgun. Nugent was arrested on October 17, 2019, and charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action.

Did anyone in the Midvale area see the two men that morning or have information about the events leading up to the shooting?