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Bentonville suspect arrested in fatal Springfield shooting

A suspect in the shooting, 45-year-old Robert Weiser, of Bentonville, Arkansas, was arrested and booked into jail on a possible second-degree murder charge.
Credit: Greene County Sheriff's Office
Robert Weiser

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man outside a Walmart Neighborhood Market.  

Police identified the victim of Wednesday's shooting as 33-year-old Tanner Stichka, of Springfield.  

A suspect in the shooting, 45-year-old Robert Weiser, of Bentonville, Arkansas, was arrested and booked into jail on a possible second-degree murder charge. 

Police said the victim was parked in a van when a man on foot approached him. 

Police said some type of altercation occurred and Stichka was shot. 

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