What We Know: A man from Springfield is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting over the weekend.
What It Means: Police say 24-year-old Christian Blackwell of Springfield has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 22-year-old Codey Martinez, also of Springfield.
Martinez was found shot early Sunday morning in the 200 block of East Montclair. He died at the scene.
Blackwell was arrested later that day by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Ozark County and brought back to Springfield.
He is being held in the Greene County Jail without bond.
What’s Next: Springfield police say the investigation is still active. This is the city’s ninth homicide investigation of 2026.
The charges are allegations, and Blackwell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
(Photo provided by the Springfield Police Department)