Florissant, MO (KTRS) The suspect in the fatal shooting at Show Me’s Sports Bar & Grill in Florissant has been released.
The Florissant Police Department released the following statement:
In reference to the Shooting a Show-Me’s, the suspect involved in this incident has since been released from police custody. By law an individual can’t legally be held in police custody when no charges are issued with-in 24 hrs. The Florissant Police Department presented the facts of this case to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and that office has decided to take the case under advisement and not issue charges at this time.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is continuing to review the facts and circumstances surrounding this case. The Florissant Police Department will continue to work closely with them to ensure that they have any information that they need.
The 54-year-old Bellefontaine Neighbors man is suspected in the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Scott Beary on Wednesday afternoon after a disagreement over the size of a dog belonging to the friend of the alleged shooter. Witnesses say the friend claimed his dog weighed 290 pounds. Beary said he didn’t believe it. Witnesses said he even began joking about how he was 325 pounds and couldn’t imagine a dog his own size.
A physical fight later ensued between the suspect and Beary. This led to gunfire. A Troy, Missouri man was also shot, but survived.
Beary was a husband and the father of three teenagers and an infant daughter, who recently died at just 11 days old. The child’s funeral was February 2nd.
