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Pleasant Hill shooting suspect and teenage victim are released from hospital: Updates

Allen Prince, the man charged in a shooting at a Pleasant Hill grocery store on Memorial Day, survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound and has been booked into the Cass County jail, police said.

A jail booking photo showed Prince with a large bandage covering half of his face.

The Cosentino’s Price Chopper at 2102 N. Missouri 7 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, is seen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a day after a shooting left two people injured and one dead.
The Cosentino’s Price Chopper at 2102 N. Missouri 7 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, is seen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a day after a shooting left two people injured and one dead. Nathan Pilling - The Kansas City Star npilling@kcstar.com

Prince was released from a hospital Monday and was booked into the jail, where he is in custody without bond, according to a news release from Pleasant Hill on Tuesday morning.

A woman, Amy Coon, 45, was killed in the shooting in the parking lot of the Pleasant Hill Price Chopper, and a 16-year-old store employee was also injured. Police said Tuesday the teenager was released from a hospital and was continuing to recover at home.

Police have said that Prince began shooting in the store parking lot before he shot himself as he was confronted by two armed citizens. Prince was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Prince was charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action in Cass County Circuit Court.

Prince is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Wednesday morning, according to court records.

This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM.

Nathan Pilling
The Kansas City Star
Nathan Pilling is a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. He previously worked in newsrooms in Washington state and Ohio and grew up in eastern Iowa.
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