Weapons — Potosi, MO — reported 2026-07-15
SUMMARY
Two people were shot, one fatally, in a Potosi house on Monday night.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Weapons
- Location: Potosi, MO
- Date reported: 2026-07-15
- Suspect: not stated
- Victim(s): 2 (one dead, one injured)
- Status: arrest/charge
REPORTED DETAILS
- James Leonard Lucia Bess is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes.
- A witness dropped Bess off at the house before hearing gunshots.
- Law enforcement found a person dead in the bedroom with gunshot wounds to the head, chest, arms, and legs.
- Deputies also found a man inside the house with gunshot wounds to the stomach and leg.
- Bess admitted to shooting the two people while detained.