3 charged following deadly shooting at youth football championship game

MADISON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Three people have been charged in connection with a shooting at a Missouri youth football championship game that killed one and injured three others earlier this month.

Carl Tucker, 18, faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm following the shooting. He faces an additional count of first-degree murder as an alternative theory charge.

Jeffery Mosby, 42, faces charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of weapons and possession of a controlled substance.

Brianna Simms, 31, also faces a charge of obstruction of justice after police said she provided false information to investigators.

The shooting occurred during a youth football championship game at Madison Senior High School on Nov. 1.

A fight then broke out on the field, and adults ran onto the field to break it up. According to law enforcement, a second altercation then arose at the entrance before gunfire erupted.

Four people were shot, including Steve Smith, 64, a grandfather who died from his injuries.

“Mr. Smith was at a youth football game — a place where families should be able to gather, enjoy watching their children and grandchildren and share in the excitement of the game,” Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine said. “Instead, his family is now mourning his death. It is difficult to comprehend how an event like this could end in such tragedy.”

The other shooting victims were a 36-year-old man who was shot in the face, a 33-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound to the hip and a 22-year-old woman shot in the thigh.

Additional people were also injured in the ensuing crowd surge.

“This was a 9-and-under and a 12-and-under football game, and these kids heard gunshots ringing out,” Haine said. “If anyone knows anything about this case, we encourage you, for the sake of these children and for the sake of justice in our community, to bring it to our attention.”

The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing.

Authorities have additionally noted a person of interest in the case, but that person has not been immediately charged with a criminal offense.