Scott Preston Causey

In a tragic event that unfolded in a home eight miles west of Foley, Missouri, Scott Preston Causey, a 72-year-old male, was killed on March 8, 2023. The violence that erupted that day also claimed the life of his daughter, Lauren Jennings Foland. Their deaths were the result of a shooting carried out by Foland's husband.

The devastating incident concluded with the suspect, and son-in-law to Causey, taking his own life. The couple's four children were present in the home at the time of the shootings but managed to escape the scene without physical harm.

As the perpetrator died by suicide at the scene, there were no arrests made in connection with the deaths of Scott Preston Causey and Lauren Jennings Foland. The case was determined to be a murder-suicide, bringing the investigation to a somber close.