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Horseplay with gun may have led to fatal shooting

MSHP carTIPTON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state authorities say they are investigating a weekend shooting death involving a 19-year-old man in central Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Robert Ashbaugh died Saturday night at a house in Tipton in Moniteau County.

The patrol believes Ashbaugh was shot during another person’s horseplay with a gun.

There was no immediate report Monday of any charges or arrests. The patrol is investigating at the request of Tipton police.

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