Authorities investigating after burglary, deadly shooting in Lilbourn

LILBOURN, Mo. (KBSI) – A person is dead after a homeowner shot someone he says was burglarizing his home in Lilbourn on Sunday.

New Madrid County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a homeowner saying he had shot someone burglarizing his home on Sunday, May 12 around 4 p.m.

Deputies found a dead female with a single gunshot wound at the home located on Highway 62 near Lilbourn.

The names are being withheld as the investigation continues.