Sprawled On The Floor

"Odessa, MO - Authorities said today they have determined that the fatal shooting of two men on Monday at a gas station was a murder-suicide.

"Police identified the men as Nurali B. Bhimani, 28, and Nasruddin N. Dhanani, 42. After reviewing a surveillance video and confirmation of autopsy results, it was revealed that Dhanani died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting Bhimani. The men were related but authorities would not say what the relationship was.

"Officers were summoned to the BP station at 404 W. U.S. 40 around 2:15 p.m. on Monday on reports of shots being fired.

"Once they arrived, officers heard more shots. The officers set up a perimeter around the gas station. Additional officers came from Independence, the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Lafayette County sheriff’s department.

"Authorities said that Bhimani owned the gas station.

"Officers used a flash-bang device and entered the building. They found the two men sprawled on the floor with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Kinder said. The men were dead at the scene."

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