Keith Colgrove, 48, was shot and killed during a family dispute on the evening of November 16, 2025, at a rural property in the 16000 block of State Route T near Newburg, Missouri. He had been visiting his mother’s home when an argument with his older brother over a broken coffee pot escalated from words to a physical struggle and then outside the residence.

According to investigators and the mother’s account, the brother, identified as 55-year-old Eric Dewayne Colgrove, left briefly, returned to his nearby home to retrieve a firearm, then followed Keith back and opened fire, striking him multiple times. The mother called 911 at about 6:07 p.m. Deputies found Keith with critical gunshot wounds; he was taken to Phelps Health in Rolla and later pronounced dead.

Eric Colgrove was arrested at the scene, booked into the Phelps County Jail, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; he was ordered held without bond. No other suspects were being sought in what authorities described as an isolated family tragedy.

Did anyone in the area know the Colgrove family or witness events that evening?