A man has now been arrested following a shooting in Junction City which resulted in one man’s death. The Junction City Police Department says that around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, officials were called to the 900 block of N Washington St. with reports of gunshots fired in the area. When officials arrived, they said they found 38-year-old Justin J. Rose of Junction City, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Geary Community Hospital where medical staff pronounced him dead. At about 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, the Junction City Police Department arrested 34-year-old Joshua Sturgis on charges of 2nd Degree Murder and 2 Counts of Aggravated Assault. The Missouri Highway Patrol located and initiated a traffic stop on Mr. Sturgis, detaining him in Saint Charles County Missouri, where he is being held on $1,000,000 bond pending extradition.
