23-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Audrain County Tragedy

A person was shot along Audrain Road 556 in rural Vandalia, according to a complaint that the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office received just after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, the agency posted on Facebook.

A 23-year-old man with several gunshot wounds was the deceased individual discovered, according to a Sherriff’s Office Facebook post.

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Throughout the rest of the school day, Van-Far Schools was placed on a soft lockdown, and School Resource Deputies kept an eye on the campus.

Later on, it was established that the schools were not in danger. The incident’s persons of interest have been traced and identified. The investigation is still underway.