Columbian Missourian: Man charged in shooting that was first reported as suicide

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — An Independence man has been charged in connection with a shooting that was initially reported as a suicide.

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday that 36-year-old Myles Blesz has been charged with second-degree murder and several other charges in the death of Waylon Williams on Oct. 5, according to the Kansas City Star.

A friend told police that Williams had shot himself when his body was found that morning.

But detectives who searched the area found two guns