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Teen certified as adult in shooting of Missouri police chief

WARSAW, Mo. (AP) — A teenager has been certified to stand trial as an adult in the shooting of a Missouri police chief.

Andrew Floyd photo Benton County

17-year-old Andrew Floyd was certified as an adult Thursday in the May 2018 shooting of Warsaw Police Chief Jason Wenberg.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Wenberg was investigating a suspicious person when he began struggling with Floyd, who as 16 at the time.

Floyd is accused of shooting at Wenberg, who was wearing a ballistic vest and was not seriously hurt. He shot Floyd, who was injured.

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