Driver found dead from gunshot wounds after minor accident in south Springfield

A fatality investigation is now underway following a crash at National Avenue and Primrose Street on Wednesday evening, October 2nd.

Springfield police officers were called to the scene just before 5:30 p.m. and discovered a minor accident after a Ford F-150 attempted to drive between two other vehicles on National. No one was injured in the collision, but the driver of the truck was found slumped in the driver's seat with a gunshot wound to the head.

The man has not been identified. It's unclear how he was shot, but police believe the shot came from a gun that was in the driver's truck. The police do not believe this poses a danger to the population.

The accident closed much of the National Freeway and James River Freeway for two hours while the investigation took place.

Jeff Kessinger

Jeff Kessinger is Reader Engagement Editor for the Springfield Daily Citizen and the voice of the daily newsletter SGF AM. He covered sports in southwest Missouri for nearly 20 years, from young athletes to professionals. The Springfield native and Missouri State University graduate is excited to pursue journalism in the Queen City and help provide the community with important information. He and his wife Jamie try to maintain a tent every day at the circus, a blended family with five children and three cats. More from Jeff Kessinger