Tayler Anderson, 22, of Carthage, Missouri, was killed in a double shooting on the morning of Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Sarcoxie. A graduate of Carthage High School’s class of 2013, he had been working as a plumbing apprentice. The shooting also wounded another man, Gage Williams, who survived.

Investigators identified 32-year-old Lafayette Starr of Springfield as a suspect. Starr admitted involvement in the encounter that resulted in Anderson’s death; the case later proceeded through the courts. Anderson is remembered by family and friends as a son, brother, and friend whose life was cut short.

If anyone in the Sarcoxie or Carthage area knew Tayler, witnessed the incident, or has information that wasn’t previously shared with investigators, please come forward.