WASHINGTON, Mo. • A man fatally shot his grandfather in the chest here Wednesday morning after the two men argued, police say.

Jeremiah Bair, 25, was charged in Franklin County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting of Harold Humphrey, 86, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

Bair went to Humphrey's home in the 2700 block of Newport Road west of Washington about 8:30 a.m., and the two men argued, police said. Bair shot his grandfather in the chest, then called 911 to report the shooting, police said.

Deputies arrived about 8:41 a.m. and found Humphrey dead in the kitchen of his home, police said. Humphrey's wife and Bair were inside the home when officers arrived.

Authorities with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for more details.

Bair, of Washington, Mo., was being held in police custody Wednesday evening with his bail set at $250,000. Online court records on Wednesday evening did not list an attorney for Bair.

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