2 men arrested for murder in SE Kansas

CRAWFORD COUNTY (KWCH) – Regulation enforcement arrested two males this weekend within the demise of a 51-year-old from Weir, Kan.

On Friday, round 2:30 p.m., Pittsburg police acquired a 911 name from a person reporting that somebody was shot. Police arrived and located David Duane Mays, 51, of Weir, within the highway close to 1023 N. Fundamental in Pittsburg, Kan. Mays suffered a deadly gunshot wound to the chest.

Round 3:00 p.m., the Crawford County Sheriff requested that the KBI Crime Scene Response Crew help with the investigation.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives discovered there was an altercation that resulted in gunfire.

Police arrested Collin Pal Gebford, 43, and Travis Blake Conness, 32, of Neosho, Mo., on the suspicion of tried premeditated first-degree homicide and felony homicide. Each males have been booked into the Crawford County Jail.

An post-mortem will probably be carried out Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The Kansas Freeway Patrol and Kansas Wildlife and Parks additionally assisted with this investigation.

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