Kansas man arrested for murder in Coffeyville

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) – Following an investigation, a man has been arrested for murder by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Coffeyville Police Department, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

On Monday, May 23, David A. Jackson, 61, of Coffeyville, was arrested for suspected first-degree murder related to the death of 47-year-old Melvin Simpson Jr. He was also arrested for criminal possession of a weapon, felony obstruction of justice, and unlawful discharge of a weapon.

The investigation is ongoing.

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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Coffeyville Police Department, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was shot and killed inside a Coffeyville home.

The KBI say that they were asked to assist on May 16, at around 1 p.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the scene.

On May 16, at around 10:25 a.m., the Kansas City Missouri Police Department contacted the Coffeyville Police Department when they received a tip indicating that a dead body could be found at 1301 W. 7^th St. in Coffeyville, Kansas.

Officers from the Coffeyville Police Department responded to the area. They began observing the residence until, David A. Jackson, 61, of Coffeyville, exited the duplex. The officers briefly questioned Jackson, and then entered the residence. Once inside, officers located the body of 47-year-old Melvin Simpson Jr., of Coffeyville. Simpson had been shot, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jackson was arrested and detained on unrelated charges.

If you have any information about this incident, you can call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or the Coffeyville Police Department at (620) 252-6160.

The investigation is ongoing. Nothing further will be released at this time.