Curtis Brandon Carter Kills His Girlfriend and Himself with a High-Powered Rifle

Police believe a 26-year-old man shot and killed his live-in girlfriend Sunday night before taking his own life with a high-powered rifle.

Chief Tim Schweder of the Monett Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at 9:45 p.m. Sunday to 805 N. Euclid St. in reference to a domestic disturbance. A female friend of the couple who lived at the address met officers outside the home...