Missouri teen shot dead on way to Halloween party; suspect tied to 2nd shooting

A drive that should have ended with Halloween festivities instead became the beginning of a homicide investigation spanning multiple states. Seventeen-year-old Alyssa Wilson was on her way to a Halloween event in Missouri when a bullet struck her car on a highway, killing her and cutting short a future filled with plans. Within days, investigators arrested a Texas man accused of the shooting and uncovered evidence that could connect him to another highway shooting reported earlier that month.A Halloween journey turns fatalAccording to a report by The Guardian, on October 14, Wilson was driving her Buick Encore along Interstate 170 near Overland, Missouri, on her way to Boo at the Zoo, a Halloween event at the St Louis Zoo.The Fox2Now report adds that prosecutors allege a single shot was fired into the rear of her vehicle, striking Wilson in the back and leaving her unable to control the car.