Police Release Name of Eldon Shooting Suspect

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.