3 charged in deadly shooting at youth football championship game

MADISON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Three people have been charged in connection with a shooting at a youth football championship game that killed one and injured three others.

Carl Tucker, 18, faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm following the shooting. He faces an additional count of first-degree murder as an alternative theory charge.

Jeffery Mosby, 42, faces charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of weapons and possession of a controlled substance.

Brianna Simms, 31, also faces a charge of obstruction of justice after police said she provided false information to investigators.

The shooting occurred during a youth football championship game at Madison Senior High School on Nov. 1 at 9:50 p.m.

With minutes left in the game, the stadium lights automatically shut off due to a timer. A fight then broke out on the field, and adults ran onto the field to break it up.

A second altercation then arose at the entrance before gunfire erupted. Four people were shot, including Steve Smith, 64, a grandfather who died from his injuries.

“Mr. Smith was at a youth football game — a place where families should be able to gather, enjoy watching their children and grandchildren and share in the excitement of the game,” Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine said. “Instead, his family is now mourning his death. It is difficult to comprehend how an event like this could end in such tragedy.”

The other three people were a 36-year-old man shot in the face, a 33-year-old man shot in the hip and a 22-year-old woman shot in the thigh. Some people were also injured in the ensuing crowd surge.

Officials said all are in stable condition or have been released from the hospital. The person of interest shown in pictures investigators recently distributed has not been charged.

The investigation remains ongoing.