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A man from Kansas has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning outside of Zan nightclub in downtown Springfield.
Jawaun Thompson, 23, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for the shooting that left one man hospitalized with serious injuries.
According to a probable cause statement in the case, Thompson and two friends came to Springfield this past weekend from their home in Coffeyville, Kansas, to check out the nightlife.
Thompson and his friends spent the evening at Zan nightclub, but there was an altercation just after closing time.
At about 1:20 a.m., the statement says a man approached Thompson and started trying to fight him.