Authorities have released the name of the suspect involved in a shooting earlier this week in Eldon. Police say Alexander Whitten is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm. On Tuesday, Eldon Police responded to the report of a man being shot in the leg. They did not find a victim, but did find a shot in the ground. Officers later discovered there had been a dispute between two men and a woman. Whitten had left before officers arrived. He was taken into custody early Wednesday morning. Whitten is being held at the Miller County Jail on a $200,000 bond.
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