Cameron Scott Caruthers, 28, was shot and killed in Columbia, Missouri on May 22, 2017. The shooting occurred inside a Dawn Ridge Road residence after an escalating dispute. Earlier that morning a phone argument involved Caruthers, the homeowner Ricky Gurley, and a woman named Kelsey Poore, who was at the home and accused Caruthers of stealing money. Poore and Gurley repeatedly told Caruthers not to come over; Poore also told them she feared he had been using methamphetamine.

Caruthers reportedly forced his way into the house in an extremely agitated and hostile state, yelled, threatened to kill Poore, and physically assaulted her. He then advanced toward Gurley, who was seated. Gurley fired a twelve-gauge shotgun, striking Caruthers in the right upper abdomen; the wound was fatal. An autopsy showed extremely high levels of methamphetamine in Caruthers’s blood. Gurley called 911 and was questioned by police at the scene. The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reviewed the incident and concluded Gurley acted in self-defense under Missouri law, so no state homicide charges were filed.

If anyone knew Cameron, Kelsey Poore, or was at Dawn Ridge Road that day, can you share what you remember?