A Missouri man has been arrested and charged in connection with a Jan. 10 road-rage shooting that left a former sports reporter dead.

Ruslan Huseynov, 34, is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with Dennis Sharkey Jr.’s death, according to Platte County records.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department initially received a 911 call around 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 from a man and his girlfriend, who had been driving behind Huseynov’s and Sharkey’s vehicles on I-29, driving southbound in the right-hand lane.

Huseynov’s vehicle was at the front with Sharkey’s directly behind his, and the witnesses behind Sharkey, according to a probable cause statement filed in Platte County.

The witnesses described seeing the suspect and victim’s vehicles come to a stop in front of them, forcing them to stop on the interstate, as well, the probable cause statement says.

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The witnesses then pulled into the middle lane and continued southbound on I-29, but as they were driving by the two stopped cars, they saw the suspect, who appeared to be of “Middle Eastern or Italian” descent, in the first car get out of his vehicle with a gun. 

“They noticed the man with the gun point it at the victim’s car and then fled the scene. They heard a gunshot as they continued southbound on I-29 and called 911,” the probable cause statement reads. 

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First responders located the victim’s vehicle crashed into a fence on I-29 with the victim, identified as Sharkey, inside. He had a gunshot wound, and authorities transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:51 p.m.

Authorities linked “suspicious” cellphone data from the area of the crash to Huseynov and found bullet casings near the same scene.

An obituary for the 50-year-old victim states that he “worked for a variety of news publications in the Missouri and Kansas regions.” (Passantino Bros. Funeral Home)

Police believe, based on cellular tower data records and multiple views of traffic patterns at the time and place of the crime, that Huseynov’s cellphone “was in a vehicle which came to a stop on the interstate” at the time of Sharkey’s death, the probable cause statement says.

A search warrant executed on Huseynov’s cellphone put him in the Platte County area on the afternoon of Jan. 10 and traced the 34-year-old to a nearby liquor store that day.

He was pulled over for a traffic violation in March and arrested on an unrelated charge in June. At the time of the June arrest, he provided his cellphone information, and police questioned him about the Jan. 10 shooting on I-29.

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“I showed him a picture of a hand showing a 9mm magazine which contained 9mm ammunition and which had been discovered in Huseynov’s iCloud account pusuant to the search warrant,” the probable cause affidavit states. “Huseynov admitted the hand was his and the picture was taken inside his house. Huseynov stated a friend bought the gun to his house in an attempt to sell it to him for $500.”

A GoFundMe for Sharkey titled “Honor Dennis: Support His Mom in Her Time of Need” described Sharkey as “not only a beloved son, cousin, and friend, but also a dedicated caretaker to his mother, who is now left to navigate this unimaginable heartbreak.” (GoFundMe)

Police then executed a search warrant at Huseynov’s residence and discovered the 9mm gun, 9mm ammunition and 9mm magazine in a safe in the suspect’s bedroom. The bullet recovered from Sharkey’s body and shell casings located at the scene matched the items recovered from the suspect’s home, police said.

A GoFundMe for Sharkey, titled “Honor Dennis: Support His Mom in Her Time of Need,” described Sharkey as “not only a beloved son, cousin, and friend, but also a dedicated caretaker to his mother, who is now left to navigate this unimaginable heartbreak.”

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An obituary for the 50-year-old victim states that he “worked for a variety of news publications in the Missouri and Kansas regions.”

“During his journalistic career he created the Northland Buzz with his friend Cody Snapp and covered sports for the North Kansas City School District from 2022-2024. Most recently, Dennis served as the reporter and photographer for all sports for the Platte County Citizen,” the obituary says. 

Sharkey’s “most recent job was at SAS Merchandising as a representative for Tyson’s Foods.” 

“Dennis loved sports, particularly the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. Dennis was very passionate about his relationship with his maternal grandmother Edna, and loved gardening,” the obituary says.

Huseynov is being held in the Platte County Detention Center without bond. He did not have a defense attorney listed in public records databases at the time of publication.

KEEGO HARBOR., MI (FOX2) – Police believe that a 26-year-old Detroit man dove into the water at Cass Lake, thinking it was shallow, when in fact it was 55-feet deep. 

Unfortunately for the man, who did not know how to swim, he drowned in the deep waters.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team was called to the area shortly after 4 p.m. The man was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after. 

“With the onset of warmer weather and a substantial increase in water activity, we urge people to employ flotation devices and wear them if they are not strong swimmers, irrespective of the situation,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “Additionally, it is crucial to have life-saving equipment on board boats to rescue individuals in distress. An enjoyable day on the water can rapidly become a tragic moment.” 

The man was on a 20-foot boat with four other people. The boat had been trolling over a sandbar in the lake, but it moved to deeper water. The man was apparently unaware the boat had moved and entered the lake, where it was 55 feet deep, and he lost contact with the boat.

A friend on the boat jumped into the lake to assist the man. Team members said the friend was able to get the man to the surface momentarily, but the man was panicking, and the friend could not hold him and the man went underwater. 

Conflicting information as to exactly where the man went into the water hampered the rescue attempt. Once divers located the approximate location about 1,700 feet from the shoreline, they found the man within six minutes. Rescue personnel immediately began CPR on the man. 

Editor’s note: We are republishing this story in light of the high temperatures.

How to find a cooling center

1. Use your phone

Call Impact 2-1-1, which can connect you to the overnight shelters and centers closest to you. You can also text your ZIP code to TXT-211.

2. Go online

You can also look at the city’s health department’s list of designated cooling centers.

Cooling center locations

Many senior centers and some social service agencies serve as bad weather shelters in extreme heat. Here are a few.

1335 W. Vliet St.

414-342-9323       

Washington Park Senior Center

4420 W. Vliet St.

414-933-2332

Open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Wilson Senior Center

2601 W. Howard Ave.

414-282-5566

Open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Clinton E. & Bernice K. Rose Senior Center

3045 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

414-263-2255

Open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

All Milwaukee Public Library locations allow individuals to cool down in the air-conditioning during regular business hours. Call 414-286-3000 to speak with a librarian regarding a specific branch and its hours.

Many local organizations and governmental buildings welcome visitors to air-conditioned common areas and community spaces to stay cool.

What you should know about utility shut-offs

Wisconsin law prevents a utility from disconnecting electrical service when a heat advisory, heat warning, or heat emergency issued by the National Weather Service is in effect, according to a news release issued by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

The utility also is required to make reasonable attempts to reconnect service that has been disconnected for nonpayment if a resident says there is a potential threat to health or life because of the heat and loss of service.

After the heat advisory, heat warning or heat emergency, expires, the utility can once again disconnect service without notice if payment arrangements have not been made, according to the Public Service Commission.

If you have questions about disconnections, contact the Public Service Commission Consumer Affairs Bureau at 1-800-225-7729.

Check in with Airnow to monitor air quality.

Follow these tips from the county health department to beat the heat:

1. Slow down and limit physical activity, especially if you are working outside or in hot settings.

2. Never leave children, persons with a disability or pets in a parked car – as temperatures can become life threatening within minutes.

3. Use fans to increase ventilation, unless temperatures exceed 90 degrees at which point fans become ineffective in reducing heat-related illness.

4. Stay Hydrated. Drink plenty of water throughout the day regardless of thirst to avoid dehydration.

5. Check in with neighbors and family to make sure they are staying cool.

Check with the City of Milwaukee Health Department for more cooling locations and to monitor when it is safe to be outside.

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