Joplin Police Detectives investigate, two dead at residence

JOPLIN, Mo. — Cpl Tim Hudson of the Joplin Police Dept tells us about 9:20 p.m. Monday evening, October 31, 2022 they responded to the 2200 block of Annie Baxter to an unknown trouble.

Upon arrival to the home in question they located two deceased adults.

THE RESIDENCE IS LOCATED IN THE 2200 BLOCK OF SOUTH ANNIE BAXTER IN JOPLIN’S BLENDVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Cpl Hudson says there was a 9-year-old boy at the residence. He is safe.

Witnesses tell police they heard gunfire before authorities arrived.

Detectives of the Joplin Police Dept began arriving just before 10 p.m. as crime scene tape wrapped the house and the street from 22nd and Annie Baxter to 23rd. Tape also blocked the alley behind the residence.

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