Charges Filed in Death of 19-Year-Old Cape Man

By Dustin Kopp|2018-02-15T17:05:28-06:00February 15, 2018 6:30 am|Local News|0 Comments

: Tyler Conway, 19. (Source – Cape PD twitter)

: James W. Gray (Source: Cape Girardeau Police Department)

: Alexander J. Martin (Source: Cape Girardeau Police Department)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KDKZ-TV) Two men are facing charges in the shooting death of a southeast Missouri teenager.

24-year-old James Gray is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the Sunday night death of 19-year-old Tyler Conway.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Alexander Martin is charged with tampering with physical evidence. The victim and both suspects are all from Cape Girardeau.

Police say Conway was shot in an apartment. The person who discovered the body told police that Conway had been with Martin earlier in the day. Police say that after a search of Martin’s apartment a gun and ammunition matching the caliber used in the shooting were found.

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