On the morning of September 16, 2022, officers found 52-year-old Charles Douglas Tart inside a vehicle in an alley in the 1800 block of North Lyon Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 40-year-old Robert S. Parmley Jr. as the alleged shooter. According to witness accounts and information from the scene, the shooting followed a neighborhood dispute after Tart’s dog reportedly got loose; Tart was shot as he attempted to leave in his vehicle. Parmley fled in a silver 2006 Ford Expedition and was sought as armed and dangerous. Law enforcement later located the vehicle, but Parmley remained at large.

The manhunt ended on the night of September 22, 2022, when officers entered a Springfield residence after reports Parmley was inside and making suicidal statements. Parmley was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Anyone with information about Charles Tart, the dispute, or events that morning is asked to come forward.