SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – On Jan. 29, 2026, at 1:57 p.m., Springfield police officers responded to check the wellbeing of a suicidal man at 1229 E. Elm Street.
Officers arrived and found Ethan Mitchell, 25, dead inside the home with a gunshot wound. Devin Cogdill, 33, was also found in the home with gunshot wounds. Cogdill was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.
The Springfield Police Department Homicide Unit investigated and determined that Mitchell shot Cogdill and then Mitchell died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Mitchell and Cogdill were both from Springfield. Their families have been notified.
Detectives continue to investigate and ask anyone who has information about this incident to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869- TIPS (8477).
This is Springfield’s fourth homicide investigation in 2026.
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Case number: 26-2661
Media Contact: PAO Cris Swaters
417-864-1786
[email protected]
Release authorized by Lt. John Loe
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