On June 23, 2018, 23-year-old Lane William Kennedy was found dead at a property on Brownsville Road in Pulaski County near Crocker, Missouri. Deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly before midnight and discovered Kennedy had sustained fatal shotgun wounds and died at the scene. Investigators treated the incident as a homicide and secured the area to interview witnesses and collect evidence.

Ian Steven Miller, 45, of Crocker, was identified as the primary suspect. Miller was reportedly present when deputies arrived and allegedly admitted to shooting Kennedy during an altercation. Miller was taken into custody, charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, and held on a $1 million bond.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on Brownsville Road or has information about what led to that night, please share what is known.