An autopsy performed Wednesday morning confirmed a Qulin man died from the shot fired by a local man he struggled with after being offered a ride.
An autopsy performed on Joshua Goins by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Farmington showed the 33-year-old died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, said Butler County Coroner Andy Moore, who indicated only one of the two shots fired during the incident hit Goins' body.
Samples, Moore said, were taken for toxicology analysis. Those results typically take six to eight weeks to be returned.
Authorities learned of Goins' death at about 5:35 p.m. Monday when a passerby called the Butler County Sheriff's Department to report a possible carjacking, with shots being fired.
Deputies responded to the scene, which, according to earlier reports, was located "right in the middle of the roadway" in the northbound lane of Business 67, just north of Ozark Border.
Goins was found in the driver's seat of a Buick Century, and the car's owner was standing at the rear of his car. A handgun and its magazine were found laying in the road.
The alleged shooter, whose name has not been released at this time, was questioned.
During his interview, the man reported a neighbor on County Road 4702 came to his house and told him she had told Goins to leave, but he would not.
Goins, Chief Deputy Wes Popp said earlier, was "whacked out of his head, doing weird stuff."
The woman, he said, wanted "no part of it and told him to leave."
The woman's neighbor, Popp said, agreed to give Goins a ride.
During the ride into Poplar Bluff, the man reported Goins "started freaking out," Investigator Brandon Lowe said earlier.
"(Goins) was digging around, under the seat, like he was looking for a weapon. He's telling (the man), 'Let me drive. I want to drive.'"
At that point, Lowe said, the man stopped his car, put it in park, engaged the hazard lights and dropped his keys into the driver's side floorboard.
Lowe said the man reported he got out and was standing near the open driver's side door.
"(Goins) crawls over the middle console and gets in the driver's seat," Lowe explained. "Somehow, they struggle.
" ... (Goins) is hitting him, punching him. (The man) stated he got hit and it kind of dazed him. That's when he shot the first shot."
Goins, according to the man's statement, picked up the keys, started the car, revving its engine.
Lowe said the man further reported he reached in to turn off the car and got the keys.
As he was doing so, "Goins hit him again, and when he does this, he knocked his glasses off," Lowe said.
That hit reportedly almost knocked the man unconscious, said Lowe, who indicated the man then fired a second shot.
Statements taken from three motorists, including two who saw everything from the beginning, "match exactly" with what the man reported, Lowe said.
Once the sheriff's department completes its report, it will be sent to the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for review.
As the investigation is ongoing, no charges have been filed at this time, said Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor.
"Our office is going to look at everything," said Proctor. " ... I'm going to look at every piece of evidence sent to me and take a careful look at everything" before a decision is made regarding the filing of possible charges."