On the night of Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Jefferson City police responded to a residence after reports of a shooting and found two people who had been shot. One victim, 33-year-old Justin Ray Kammerich, was critically wounded and later died of his injuries. A second victim survived and was treated.

Officers detained a 16-year-old male shortly after the shooting; his name was not released because he was a juvenile. Police said they were not searching for any additional suspects at that time.

Kammerich lived in the area and worked as a Corrections Officer for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Family remembered him as devoted to his six children and someone who enjoyed gaming. If anyone knew Justin or has information about the shooting on December 12, please come forward.