A shooting at a Farmington trailer park left 61-year-old Michael D. Jenkins dead on the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, 2026. Deputies and Farmington officers responded to the Walnut Grove Trailer Park in the 3000 block of Miranda Drive about 2:26 p.m.; Jenkins was found with life-threatening injuries and died at 3:53 p.m. despite medical responders’ efforts.

Investigators say a 23-year-old man, William C. Meador, was at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. Meador was booked into the St. Francois County Jail and faces charges of Second-Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action. Authorities have described the shooting as an isolated incident, noting both Jenkins and Meador were residents of the same home and there was no broader threat to the community.

Is anyone familiar with Jenkins, the household where he lived, or the Walnut Grove Trailer Park who can share information that might help the ongoing investigation?