Jonathan J.W. Jon Floyd, 55, of Perry, Missouri, was found fatally injured after a shooting in rural Ralls County near Monroe City on October 12, 2025. Authorities opened a homicide investigation that led them the same day to a residence on West Monroe Street in Paris, Missouri, where they were searching for a person of interest.

Officers from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol encountered 78-year-old Lois Armour and 51-year-old Patty Armour at the home. The women reportedly told officers that 57-year-old Charles W. Armour was not present, but a search of the house located him hiding in a bathroom armed with a weapon. A shootout followed; Charles Armour was struck and killed. Randolph County Sheriff’s deputy Nate West was also shot and seriously injured, taken to a hospital for multiple surgeries and expected to recover.

Lois and Patty Armour were initially arrested on charges of hindering prosecution and later, in November 2025, were charged with second-degree felony murder, accused of deception that prosecutors say contributed to the deadly confrontation. Floyd was described by his community as an avid outdoorsman and lifelong farmer who worked as a machine operator at Perry Machine and Die; he is survived by his wife Candace, his children and grandchildren. Does anyone have information about Floyd’s activities that day or about the events leading up to the shooting?