Overview
- Clay County filed counts of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm against the 29-year-old suspect on Friday.
- Police say the shooting occurred around 3 p.m. Thursday at the CVS at 1914 Swift Street, where officers arrested the suspect without further incident.
- Court documents identify the victim as Rusty A. Donovan, 42, a store employee found behind the checkout counter after being shot about eight times.
- Surveillance footage reviewed by detectives shows the gunman point a handgun at a female employee, then shoot Donovan and continue firing as he tried to escape.
- Investigators report the suspect had recently separated from a CVS employee who was living with Donovan, told staff to call 911 to turn himself in, expressed remorse to detectives and has a prior 2019 conviction for resisting arrest.