Around 11 p.m. on January 7, 2001, James Medler and his son Jamie and a female associate were at Jame's home on 3043 W Lynn in Springfield, Missouri. James was talking to a family friend on the phone when he heard someone at the door. He would go to the front door as the people on the other side made it inside. Jamie and the female associate had fled from the home through the back door. They would hear a gunshot a short time later.
Jamie would return home after a few minutes to find his father laying in the front doorway. He had been shot and killed. Neighbors stated that 4 to 5 black males were seen running from the scene. Three different vehicles were seen fleeing the scene a maroon four-door Cadillac or Buick, a yellow Ford Mustang with a black top, ad a four-door Dodge Neon.
It's believed that James may have been targeted. He lived there with his dog bullet and walked with a cane. It's possible that he was targeted for a home invasion. At the time There was a string of robberies happening in Springfield at the time.
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