Man charged with murder in Missouri convenience store attack

A 28-year-old man has been charged in fatal shooting of one person and wounding of three more at a convenience store in a small sourn Missouri town.

Christopher Lindley of Thayer, Missouri, was charged with first-degree murder and criminal action in shooting at Snappy Mart store in Koshkonong, Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a news release late Saturday. He is being held without bond.

Authorities said Lindley walked into convenience store around 5:15 a.m. Saturday and started firing with a handgun. Koshkonong is a town of about 200 people near Missouri-Arkansas state line.

Oregon County Sheriff Eric King said Lindley knew at least one of victims, but that his motive in shooting is unclear. Three of victims, including person who died, were from out of state. Several witnesses inside store were not hurt.

three injured people are being treated at hospitals in Springfield, Missouri.