Grundy County authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Rodney Herring, 32-year-old Christopher Molloy was found dead in his home in Galt, Missouri at about 1pm.

Molloy had been shot with a small-calibre handgun.

In a news release, Herring says a 34-year-old Galt man was taken into custody after he allegedly told the Sheriff he had shot Molloy during an argument.

The suspect is being held in the Grundy County Detention Center in Trenton pending formal criminal charges.