Fatal shooting in Dupo
By COREY SAATHOFF and ANDREW UNVERFERTH
At least one person has died in a double-shooting that took place late Monday morning in Dupo.
Police said two people were shot in the 100 block of North 2nd Street, which is located next to Dupo Village Hall and across the street from the Dupo police station.
Two suspects were reportedly taken into custody, per police. The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. in a building that serves as an apartment complex.
Officers found two people with gunshot wounds when they arrived on scene, the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis said, with one of the victims later dying from their injuries at a St. Louis hospital.
The victim was identified by police on Monday night as Cody L. Rhodes, 36, of Dupo.
The shooting took place less than a mile away from Dupo High School and Bluffview Elementary School, both of which were placed on lockdown soon before they were about to be released for an early dismissal. The lockdown was lifted around 3:30 p.m.
“The incident did NOT involve our students or staff,” the school district posted Monday afternoon on Facebook. “The police department reached out and instructed us to lock down the buildings out of an abundance of caution. As always, safety is our top priority and we are working closely with the Dupo Police Department and will lift the lockdown as soon as we are given the all-clear.”
In addition to crime scene tape being seen outside the location of the shooting on 2nd Street, investigators have confirmed a residence in the 400 block of South Main Street next to Dairy Land was also connected to the incident.
Though he was not at liberty to share many details as this case has been handed to the Major Case Squad, Dupo Police Chief Dennis Plew confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the 2nd Street location was a multi-residence dwelling. Neither locations involved in the shooting had any significant history of prior criminal activity, he said.
The current status of the other victim in the shooting is currently unknown.
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